Parts of speech
Nouns |
холод gen. холоду - the cold |
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холодок gen. холодку - the cool, a cool (shady) place (по)холодіння gen. (по)холодіння - fall in temperature (по)холодання gen. (по)холодання - fall in temperature |
Adjectives |
холодний - cold прохолодний - cool, fresh (temperature) |
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холодненький - cold (diminutive) холоднючий - (bitterly) cold (augmentative) холоднуватий - fairly cold, coldish |
Adverbs |
холодно - coldly; (it's) cold |
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прохолодно - (it's) cool |
Verbs |
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(по)холодати - to grow colder (of weather) (по)холодніти - to grow colder (по)холоднішати - to grow colder (по)холодити - to cool, refrigerate (по)холонути - to (become) cool |
Useful compounds |
холодна погода - cold weather холодні страви - cold dishes холодні закуски - cold starters холодна війна - the Cold War |
Additional information
1. most Slavonic languages have a related word, originating from the Old Slavonic 'хлɑдъ'; etymologists also assume that the word is related to the Germanic 'kald'
2. 'холодні руки, тепле серце' - 'cold hands, warm heart'
3. Холодний Яр (Cold Ravine) is a large forested area in the Cherkasy Region, containing many archaeological remains dating as far back as 5,000 B.C; the area was one of the centres of the World War One liberation struggle, documented in the eponymous novel by Yurii Horlis-Horsky.
Related words
холодильник - refrigerator, fridge
холодець - meat or fish in savoury jelly