мовчки

Ukrainian

Etymology

From мовча́ти (movčáty) +‎ -ки (-ky).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔu̯t͡ʃke]

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Adverb

мо́вчки • (móvčky)

1. silently, in silence, tacitly, mutely (without speaking or making other noises orally)

   Synonyms: беззву́чно (bezzvúčno), безмо́вно (bezmóvno)

2. quietly (in a quiet manner)

   Synonyms: потихе́ньку (potyxénʹku), ти́хо (týxo)

3. (figuratively) quietly (acquiescently, without protesting)

   Synonym: покі́рно (pokírno)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мовчки”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2018), “мовчки”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 9 (міщани́н – насту́кувати), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “мовчки”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “мовчки”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “мовчки”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “мовчки”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)