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Russian
Etymology
Via Turkic (compare Turkish liman, Crimean Tatar liman) from Byzantine Greek λιμένιον (liménion), from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn).
Pronunciation
Noun
лима́н • (limán) m inan (genitive лима́на, nominative plural лима́ны, genitive plural лима́нов, relational adjective лима́нный)
- wide estuary
- brackish lagoon
Declension
Ukrainian
Etymology
Via Turkic (compare Turkish liman, Crimean Tatar liman) from Byzantine Greek λιμένιον (liménion), from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn).
Pronunciation
Noun
лима́н • (lymán) m inan (genitive лима́ну, nominative plural лима́ни, genitive plural лима́нів, relational adjective лима́нний or лима́новий)
- brackish lagoon or wide estuary
Declension
Declension of лима́н (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
Further reading
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “лима́н”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лиман”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “лиман”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN