повість

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Etymology

From Old East Slavic повѣсть (pověstĭ), from Proto-Slavic *pověstь, from *povĕdtь. Related to пові́дати (povídaty).

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Noun

по́вість (póvistʹf inan (genitive по́вісті or по́вісти, nominative plural по́вісті, genitive plural повісте́й)

  1. (literature) novella (short novel)
    Synonym: нове́ла f (novéla)
  2. story, tale, narrative
    Synonym: оповіда́ння n (opovidánnja)

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