Russian

Noun

ли́хо • ‎(líxo) n inan ‎(genitive ли́ха, nominative plural ли́ха, genitive plural лих)

1. (poetic) evil, ill, misfortune, trouble

   не буди́ ли́ха пока́ ли́хо спит (ти́хо)‎

   ne budí líxa poká líxo spit (tíxo)

   don't trouble until trouble troubles you

   не помина́йте ли́хом‎

   ne pominájte líxom

   remember me kindly, think kindly of me; don't hold the grudge (colloquial - said by a person leaving or about to do something risky)

   узна́ть, почём фунт ли́ха‎

   uznátʹ, počóm funt líxa

   to fall on hard times, to plumb the depths of misfortune (lit.: to find out the price of evil per pound)

2. An odd number, see the Chetno i licho game.

Declension

Adverb

ли́хо • ‎(líxo)

1. dashingly, jauntily

Adjective

ли́хо • ‎(líxo)

1. short neuter singular of лихо́й ‎(lixój)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Noun

ли́хо • ‎(lýxo) n ‎(genitive ли́ха, nominative plural ли́ха)

1. disaster, calamity
2. misfortune
3. trouble
4. evil

Declension

References

• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лихо”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka