скорый

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic скоръ (skorŭ), from Proto-Slavic *skorъ. Related to Russian я́щерица (jáščerica, lizard).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈskorɨj]
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Adjective

ско́рый • (skóryj) (comparative (по)скоре́е or (по)скоре́й, superlative (наи)скоре́йший, adverb ско́ро or на́скоро or на ско́рую ру́ку, abstract noun ско́рость)

  1. fast, quick, rapid, speedy, swift
  2. forthcoming, upcoming
  3. (rail transport) express

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “скорый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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