вогонь

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic огнь (ognĭ), from Proto-Slavic *ogňь, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wɔˈɦɔnʲ]

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Noun

вого́нь • (vohónʹ) m inan (genitive вогню́, nominative plural вогні́)

1. fire
2. hearth, fireplace
3. sunlight
4. (figuratively) sparkle in the eyes (as a reflection of an emotional state)
   • 1957, Іван Микитенко, II, 58:

     Очі йому горять упертим вогнем ― Oči jomu horjatʹ upertym vohnem ― His eyes burning with willful fire

Noun

вого́нь • (vohónʹ) m inan (genitive вогню́, uncountable)

1. (uncountable, figuratively) spiritual exaltation, inspiration
2. (uncountable, colloquial) body heat
3. (uncountable) shooting, firing (of guns)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вогонь”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka