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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bylьje.
Pronunciation
Noun
быльё • (bylʹjó) n inan (genitive былья́, uncountable)
- (dated or regional, collective) grass
- (Бы́ло, да) быльём поросло́ ― (Býlo, da) bylʹjóm porosló ― long forgotten (literally, “(It was, and) the grass has grown.”)
- (idiom) Ма́ло ли что бы́ло, да быльём поросло́. ― Málo li što býlo, da bylʹjóm porosló. ― It's gone and forgotten. (literally, “Whether it is few that it was, the grass has grown too.”)
- (idiom) Бы́ло да прошло́, да быльём поросло́. ― Býlo da prošló, da bylʹjóm porosló. ― It's gone and forgotten. (literally, “It was and went past, and the grass has grown.”)
Declension
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singular
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| nominative
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быльё
bylʹjó
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| genitive
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былья́
bylʹjá
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| dative
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былью́
bylʹjú
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| accusative
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быльё
bylʹjó
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| instrumental
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быльём
bylʹjóm
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| prepositional
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былье́
bylʹjé
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