олія

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic олѣи (olěi, “olive oil”), from Proto-Slavic *olějь. Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion) or Latin oleum.

Cognate with Belarusian алей (aljej), Bulgarian елей (elej), Lower Sorbian wolej, Polish olej, Slovene olje, Upper Sorbian wolij.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [oˈlʲijɐ]

Noun

олі́я • (olíja) f inan (genitive олі́ї, nominative plural олі́ї)

1. liquid fat
2. cooking oil
3. oil paint
4. (dated) grease (for technical uses)

References

• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “олія”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “олія”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka