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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pylъ. Cognate with Belarusian пыл (pyl), Polish pył, Ukrainian пил (pyl).
Pronunciation
Noun
пыль • (pylʹ) f inan (genitive пы́ли, uncountable, relational adjective пылево́й or пы́льный, augmentative пыли́ща, pejorative пылю́ка)
- dust
- Meronym: пыли́нка (pylínka)
2011, Виктор Пелевин, “Ч. 1. Damsel in distress”, in S.N.U.F.F.; English translation from Andrew Bromfield, transl., S.N.U.F.F., 2014:А потом солнечный бог высвободил стопу, поднял её — и спихнул Грыма в пыль своей сладко пахнущей сандалией.- A potom solnečnyj bog vysvobodil stopu, podnjal jejó — i spixnul Gryma v pylʹ svojej sladko paxnuščej sandalijej.
- And then the sun-god pulled his foot free, raised it – and shoved Grim into the dust with his sweet-smelling sandal.
Declension
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singular
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nominative
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пы́ль pýlʹ
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genitive
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пы́ли pýli
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dative
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пы́ли pýli
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accusative
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пы́ль pýlʹ
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instrumental
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пы́лью pýlʹju
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prepositional
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пы́ли pýli
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locative
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пыли́ pylí
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singular
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nominative
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пы́ль pýlʹ
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genitive
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пы́ли pýli
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dative
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пы́ли pýli
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accusative
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пы́ль pýlʹ
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instrumental
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пы́лью pýlʹju
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prepositional
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пы́ли pýli
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locative
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пыли́ pylí
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References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пыл”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “пыль”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 88
- Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “пыль”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
- Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “пыль”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка (in Russian), volumes 2: (Начать – Я), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 246
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