сила-силенна

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Ukrainian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Literally, strong strength or “forceful force”.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): [ˈsɪɫɐ seˈɫɛnːɐ]
This entry needs an audio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, please record this word. The recorded pronunciation will appear here when it's ready.

Adverb

[edit]

си́ла-силе́нна (sýla-sylénna)

  1. a whole load, a whole lot, lots (and lots), a slew [with genitive ‘of’]
    • 1952, Oles Honchar, Таврія[1], archived from the original on 2018-05-30:
      Сила-силенна води, чистої, свіжої, солодкої, плине і плине кудись до моря.
      Syla-sylenna vody, čystoji, svižoji, solodkoji, plyne i plyne kudysʹ do morja.
      Lots of water, clean, fresh, sweet, flows and flows somewhere to the sea.
    • 2020 [1994], Robert Sapolsky, chapter 1, in Olha Lobastova, transl., Чому зебри не страждають на виразку, Фабула, translation of Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers (in English), →ISBN:
      [] концепція алостазу говорить, що кожна конкретна задана величина може регулюватися силою-силенною різних чинників, кожен з яких матиме свої наслідки.
      [] koncepcija alostazu hovorytʹ, ščo kožna konkretna zadana velyčyna može rehuljuvatysja syloju-sylennoju riznyx čynnykiv, kožen z jakyx matyme svoji naslidky.
      [original: [] allostasis recognizes that any given set point can be regulated in a zillion different ways, each with its own consequences.]
      [] the concept of allostasis says that each specific set magnitude can be regulated by a whole load of different factors, each of which will have its consequences.

Declension

[edit]

References

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]