бій
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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bojь, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoyh₂ós, from *bʰeyh₂- (“to strike, hew”).
Pronunciation
Noun
бій • (bij) m inan (genitive бо́ю, nominative plural бої́, genitive plural бої́в, relational adjective бойови́й)
- battle, combat, fight, fighting
- рукопа́шний бій ― rukopášnyj bij ― hand-to-hand fight(ing)/combat
- striking (of a clock)
- breakage
Declension
Declension of бій (inan j-stem masc-form accent-c і-о)
Derived terms
- бі́йка f (bíjka)
- боє́ць m (bojécʹ)
- боєголо́вка (bojeholóvka)
- боєзда́тний (bojezdátnyj)
- бойови́й (bojovýj)
Related terms
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “бій”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “бій”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
- “бій”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “бій”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “бій”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)