ку́цый
rare #35532
adjectiveadverb ку́це
- 1.
too short, skimpy, scanty
Он надел пиджа́к с ку́цыми рукава́ми.
He put on a jacket with sleeves that were too short.
Often slightly disparaging, of garments that fall short.
- 2.
short-tailed, bobtailed, dock-tailed
Во дворе́ бе́гал ку́цый пёс.
A short-tailed dog was running around the yard.
- 3.
curtailed, truncated, limited, meagre
Рефо́рма получи́лась ку́цей.
The reform turned out to be a curtailed one.
Figurative: of reforms, rights, knowledge - cut down to almost nothing.
Examples
Declension
| mmasculine | ffeminine | nneuter | plplural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | ку́цый | ку́цая | ку́цее | ку́цые |
| Gen.Genitive | ку́цего | ку́цей | ку́цего | ку́цых |
| Dat.Dative | ку́цему | ку́цей | ку́цему | ку́цым |
| Acc.Accusative | ку́цый ку́цего | ку́цую | ку́цее | ку́цые ку́цых |
| Inst.Instrumental | ку́цым | ку́цей ку́цею | ку́цым | ку́цыми |
| Prep.Prepositional | ку́цем | ку́цей | ку́цем | ку́цых |
Comparatives
-Short forms
| m | ку́ц |
|---|---|
| f | ку́ца |
| n | ку́це |
| pl | ку́цы |
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Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
Lisa edited comparative forms 3 years ago.
Sandy edited translation and comparative forms 4 years ago.
