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)

Declension
Declension of олі́я
singular plural
nominative олі́я
olíja		 олі́ї
olíji
genitive олі́ї
olíji		 олі́й
olíj
dative олі́ї
olíji		 олі́ям
olíjam
accusative олі́ю
olíju		 олі́ї
olíji
instrumental олі́єю
olíjeju		 олі́ями
olíjamy
locative олі́ї
olíji		 олі́ях
olíjax
vocative олі́є
olíje		 олі́ї
olíji

References
  • Melʹnyčuk O. S., editor (2003), “олія”, in Etymolohičnyj slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume IV, Kiev: Naukova Dumka, page 182
  • олія in Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980) Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka
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