оселедець

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

From Old East Slavic сельдь (selĭdĭ) (1497), from earlier *сьлдь (*sĭldĭ), from Old Norse síld. Compare Belarusian селядзе́ц (sjeljadzjéc), Russian се́льдь (sélʹdʹ).

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Noun

оселе́дець (oselédecʹm animal (genitive оселе́дця, nominative plural оселе́дці, genitive plural оселе́дців, relational adjective оселе́дцевий)

  1. herring

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Noun

оселе́дець (oselédecʹm inan (genitive оселе́дця, nominative plural оселе́дці, genitive plural оселе́дців)

  1. topknot (hairstyle favored by Ukrainian Cossacks)

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