прислів'я
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Ukrainian
Etymology
From при- (pry-) + сло́во (slóvo) + -'я (-ʺja). Compare Belarusian прысло́ўе (pryslóŭje), Polish przysłowie.
Pronunciation
Noun
прислі́в'я • (pryslívʺja) n inan (genitive прислі́в'я, nominative plural прислі́в'я, genitive plural прислі́в'їв)
Usage notes
- прислі́в'я is a complete sentence communicating an explicit lesson or an important truth, whereas при́казка f (prýkazka) is a concise descriptive phrase, usually not forming a complete sentence, which may hint at a lesson but does not state it explicitly.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | прислі́в'я pryslívʺja |
прислі́в'я pryslívʺja |
| genitive | прислі́в'я pryslívʺja |
прислі́в'їв pryslívʺjiv |
| dative | прислі́в'ю pryslívʺju |
прислі́в'ям pryslívʺjam |
| accusative | прислі́в'я pryslívʺja |
прислі́в'я pryslívʺja |
| instrumental | прислі́в'ям pryslívʺjam |
прислі́в'ями pryslívʺjamy |
| locative | прислі́в'ї, прислі́в'ю pryslívʺji, pryslívʺju |
прислі́в'ях pryslívʺjax |
| vocative | прислі́в'я pryslívʺja |
прислі́в'я pryslívʺja |
Related terms
- прислі́вник m (pryslívnyk)
See also
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “прислів'я”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “прислів'я”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “прислів'я”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “прислів'я”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “прислів'я”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “прислів'я”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)