полый

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic полъ (polŭ, open from above, uncovered), attested in a 14th-c. birchbark letter (No. 59) in "полои води" 'floodwaters.GEN.SG' (cf. Russian половодье (polovodʹje)). Modern meaning attested since 1636.

Related to Proto-Slavic *poľe (field) and *polnъ (flat, smooth, plain), both from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (flat).

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Adjective

по́лый (pólyj)

  1. hollow
    Synonym: пусто́й (pustój)
  2. (dated, regional) naked
  3. spilling over after spring ice breakup (of water or a river)

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