бабье лето

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Russian

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Etymology

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Literally, old woman's summer. Cognate with Polish babie lato. See also German Altweibersommer and Hungarian vénasszonyok nyara.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbab⁽ʲ⁾jə ˈlʲetə]

Noun

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ба́бье ле́то (bábʹje léton inan (genitive ба́бьего ле́та, nominative plural ба́бьи лета́, genitive plural ба́бьих ле́т)

  1. Indian summer (summerlike days in early autumn)
    Synonyms: инде́йское ле́то (indéjskoje léto), ма́рфино ле́то (márfino léto)

Declension

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