быльё

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bylьje.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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быльё (bylʹjón inan (genitive былья́, uncountable)

  1. (dated or regional, collective) grass
    (Бы́ло, да) быльём поросло́(Býlo, da) bylʹjóm poroslólong forgotten (literally, “(It was, and) the grass has grown.”)
    (idiom) Ма́ло ли что бы́ло, да быльём поросло́.Málo li što býlo, da bylʹjóm porosló.It's gone and forgotten. (literally, “Whether it is few that it was, the grass has grown too.”)
    (idiom) Бы́ло да прошло́, да быльём поросло́.Býlo da prošló, da bylʹjóm porosló.It's gone and forgotten. (literally, “It was and went past, and the grass has grown.”)

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