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Dolgan
Noun
байка • (bayka)
- side parts of the sledge, of the sleigh
Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bajьka.
Noun
ба́йка • (bájka) f inan (genitive ба́йки, nominative plural ба́йки, genitive plural ба́ек, relational adjective ба́ечный, diminutive ба́ечка)
- fable, fairy-tale, old wives' tales
Declension
Etymology 2
Per Vasmer, probably borrowed from Dutch baai, from French baie (“woolen matter”), from bai (“chestnut-colored, bay”), from Latin badius (“chestnut-colored, bay”). First attested in 1720.
Noun
ба́йка • (bájka) f inan (genitive ба́йки, uncountable, relational adjective ба́йковый)
- baize, (thick) flannelette
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bajьka.
Noun
ба́йка • (bájka) f inan (genitive ба́йки, nominative plural ба́йки, genitive plural ба́йок, relational adjective ба́єчний)
- fable, fairy-tale
Declension
Declension of ба́йка (inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Per Vasmer, probably borrowed from Dutch baai, from French baie (“woolen matter”), from bai (“chestnut-colored, bay”), from Latin badius (“chestnut-colored, bay”). First attested in 1720.
Noun
ба́йка • (bájka) f inan (genitive ба́йки, uncountable, relational adjective ба́йковий)
- baize
Declension
Declension of ба́йка (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
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