стихія
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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic стихия (stixija), from Old Church Slavonic стѵхии (stüxii) (feminine form стѵхиꙗ (stüxija)), from Ancient Greek στοιχεῖον (stoikheîon).[1] Compare Russian стихи́я (stixíja), Belarusian стыхі́я (styxíja).
Pronunciation
Noun
стихі́я • (styxíja) f inan (genitive стихі́ї, nominative plural стихі́ї, genitive plural стихі́й, relational adjective стихі́йний)
- (alchemy, philosophy) element (one of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air)
- elemental force of nature, elements
- elemental social force
- element (a group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic, especially acting without control or organization)
- (figuratively) element (a place or state of being that an individual or object is best suited to)
Declension
Declension of стихі́я (inan j-stem fem-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | стихі́я styxíja |
стихі́ї styxíji |
| genitive | стихі́ї styxíji |
стихі́й styxíj |
| dative | стихі́ї styxíji |
стихі́ям styxíjam |
| accusative | стихі́ю styxíju |
стихі́ї styxíji |
| instrumental | стихі́єю styxíjeju |
стихі́ями styxíjamy |
| locative | стихі́ї styxíji |
стихі́ях styxíjax |
| vocative | стихі́є styxíje |
стихі́ї styxíji |
See also
- елеме́нт m (elemént)
References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “стихія”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 417
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “стихія”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “стихія”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “стихія”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “стихія”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “стихія”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “стихія”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)