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милиця

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Cognate with Belarusian мы́ліца (mýlica).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmɪɫet͡sʲɐ]
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Noun

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ми́лиця (mýlycjaf inan (genitive ми́лиці, nominative plural ми́лиці, genitive plural ми́лиць)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) crutch (a device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg)
    Synonyms: ко́стур m (kóstur), (dialectal) ку́ля f (kúlja)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “милиця”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 460

Further reading

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