лучче

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lučьjь.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɫut͡ʃːe]

лу́чче • (lúčče) (dated or colloquial)

1. comparative degree of га́рний (hárnyj) or до́брий (dóbryj) or хоро́ший (xoróšyj): better
2. comparative degree of га́рно (hárno) or до́бре (dóbre) or хоро́ше (xoróše)

• лу́ччий (lúččyj)

лу́чче • (lúčče) (dated or colloquial)

1. rather, would better (do something) (often used with verbs in the past tense with subjunctive би (by))

• кра́ще (krášče), лі́пше (lípše)

• Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “лу́чче”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “лу́чче”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN