слой

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See also: слои and слој

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sъlojь (confluence). Equivalent to с- (s-) +‎ лой (loj, pouring) (obsolete meaning).

Pronunciation

Noun

слой (slojm (relational adjective сло́ен)

  1. (dated) sediment, amalgament
    Synonyms: (dated) сяд (sjad), на́нос (nános), отла́гане (otlágane)
  2. layer
    Synonym: пласт (plast)
  3. (geology) stratum
  4. coat, coating (of paint, etc.)

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Derived terms

References

  • слой”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъlojь. Cognate with слить (slitʹ).

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Noun

слой (slojm inan (genitive сло́я, nominative plural слои́, genitive plural слоёв)

  1. layer
  2. (geology) stratum
  3. coat, coating (of paint, etc.)

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ingrian: sloja

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “слой”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “слой”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 176