полынь
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Etymology[edit]
From Old Church Slavonic пелынь (pelynĭ). Compare Bulgarian пели́н (pelín), Czech peluň, Polish piołun. Per Vasmer, a connection with пали́ть (palítʹ, “to burn, scorch”) and поле́но (poléno, “(burning)log”) is possible.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
полы́нь • (polýnʹ) f inan (genitive полы́ни, nominative plural полы́ни, genitive plural полы́ней)
- wormwood, mugwort, artemisia
- Synonym: евша́н (jevšán) (dated)
- (figuratively) bitterness
Declension[edit]
Declension of полы́нь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a)
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