полынь

Russian

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

  • IPA(key): [pɐˈlɨnʲ]

Noun

полы́нь (polýnʹ) f inan (genitive полы́ни, nominative plural полы́ни, genitive plural полы́ней)

  1. wormwood, absinthe

Declension

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