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полымя

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Belarusian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *polmy. Cognate with Russian по́лымя (pólymja), пла́мя (plámja).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpoɫɨmʲa]
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Noun

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по́лымя (pólymjan inan (genitive по́лымя, uncountable)

  1. flame

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • полымя” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *polmy. Doublet of пла́мя (plámja), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

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  • по́лымя: IPA(key): [ˈpoɫɨmʲə]
  • полымя́: IPA(key): [pəɫɨˈmʲa]

Noun

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по́лымя or полымя́ (pólymja or polymján inan

  1. (obsolete or poetic) synonym of пла́мя (plámja)
    из огня́ да в по́лымяiz ognjá da v pólymjaout of the frying pan into the fire

Declension

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Poetic-literary version