ладан

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Belarusian

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Pronunciation

Noun

ла́дан (ládanm inan (genitive ла́дану, uncountable)

  1. labdanum, frankincense (a perfume often used in the rites of various religions)

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Further reading

  • ладан” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

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Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic ладанъ (ladanŭ), from Ancient Greek λάδανον (ládanon).

Pronunciation

Noun

ла́дан (ládanm inan (genitive ла́дана, nominative plural ла́даны, genitive plural ла́данов)

  1. labdanum, frankincense (a perfume often used in the rites of various religions)
    дыша́ть на ла́данdyšátʹ na ládanbe at death's door, have one foot in the grave, be in one's last days
    бежа́ть, как чёрт от ла́данаbežátʹ, kak čort ot ládanato shun

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Serbo-Croatian

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Adjective

ла́дан (Latin spelling ládan, definite ла̑днӣ, comparative ла̀днијӣ)

  1. (colloquial, nonstandard) Alternative form of хла́дан (cold)

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