полынь
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old East Slavic пелынь (pelynĭ), from Proto-Slavic *pelynь f, *pelynъ m. 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: (dated) евша́н (jevšán)
- (figuratively) bitterness
Declension
[edit]Declension of полы́нь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a)
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- Russian terms inherited from Old East Slavic
- Russian terms derived from Old East Slavic
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- Rhymes:Russian/ɨnʲ
- Rhymes:Russian/ɨnʲ/2 syllables
- Russian lemmas
- Russian nouns
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- Russian inanimate nouns
- ru:Artemisias
- ru:Herbs
- Russian 3rd-declension feminine-form nouns
- Russian 3rd-declension feminine-form accent-a nouns
- Russian nouns with accent pattern a