лиман

See also: Лиман

Russian

Etymology

Via Turkic (compare Turkish liman, Crimean Tatar liman) from Byzantine Greek λιμένιον (liménion), from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲɪˈman]

Noun

лима́н • (limán) m inan (genitive лима́на, nominative plural лима́ны, genitive plural лима́нов, relational adjective лима́нный)

1. wide estuary
2. brackish lagoon

Declension

Declension of лима́н (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	лима́н limán	лима́ны limány
genitive	лима́на limána	лима́нов limánov
dative	лима́ну limánu	лима́нам limánam
accusative	лима́н limán	лима́ны limány
instrumental	лима́ном limánom	лима́нами limánami
prepositional	лима́не limáne	лима́нах limánax

Ukrainian

Etymology

Via Turkic (compare Turkish liman, Crimean Tatar liman) from Byzantine Greek λιμένιον (liménion), from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɫeˈman]

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Noun

лима́н • (lymán) m inan (genitive лима́ну, nominative plural лима́ни, genitive plural лима́нів, relational adjective лима́нний or лима́новий)

1. brackish lagoon or wide estuary

Declension

Declension of лиман (indecl)

	singular	plural
nominative	—	—
genitive	—	—
dative	—	—
accusative	—	—
instrumental	—	—
locative	—	—
vocative	—	—

Further reading

• Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “лима́н”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лиман”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “лиман”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN