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каламуть

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Contraction of кал мутити (kal mutyty, to stir up shit),[1] with (). Compare Belarusian каламу́ць (kalamúcʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kɐɫɐˈmutʲ]
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Noun

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каламу́ть (kalamútʹf inan (genitive каламу́ті, uncountable)

  1. dreg, slime
  2. fog
  3. (figurative, colloquial) turmoil (state of great disorder or uncertainty)

Declension

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Declension of каламу́ть
(inan sg-only 3rd-decl fem-form accent-a)
singular
nominative каламу́ть
kalamútʹ
genitive каламу́ті
kalamúti
dative каламу́ті
kalamúti
accusative каламу́ть
kalamútʹ
instrumental каламу́ттю
kalamúttju
locative каламу́ті
kalamúti
vocative каламу́те
kalamúte

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “каламуть”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova dumka, page 347

Further reading

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