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гомін

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian гомонъ (homon),[1] from Proto-Slavic *gomonъ (noise), possibly related to Old Norse gaman (fun, merriment, enjoyment),[2] from Proto-Germanic *gamaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɦɔmʲin]
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Noun

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го́мін (hóminm inan (genitive го́мону, uncountable)

  1. buzz/hum (of voices), chatter, murmuring (background noise of indistinct talking)
  2. hubbub
    Near-synonyms: га́лас m (hálas), га́мір m (hámir)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (2000), “гомонъ”, in Словник української мови XVI – 1-ї пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language of 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 7 (головнѣйший – десѧтина), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 14
  2. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “гомін”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 559

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