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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian олѣ́й (olě́j, “olive oil, vegetable oil”), from Old East Slavic олѣи (olěi, “olive oil”), from Proto-Slavic *olějь, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion) or Latin oleum. Doublet of єле́й (jeléj)
Cognate with Belarusian алей (aljej), Bulgarian елей (elej), Lower Sorbian wolej, Polish olej, Slovene olje, Upper Sorbian wolij.
Pronunciation
Noun
олі́я • (olíja) f inan (genitive олі́ї, nominative plural олі́ї, genitive plural олі́й, relational adjective олі́йний, diminutive олі́йка)
- vegetable oil, plant oil
- vegetable cooking oil
- oil paint
- (dated) lubricant, lubricating grease
- Synonyms: масти́ло (mastýlo), оли́ва (olýva), ма́сло (máslo)
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References
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), “олі́я”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 182
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “олія”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “олія”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “олія”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “олія”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)