уйма

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ujьma, related to *ęti.

Pronunciation

Noun

у́йма (újmaf inan (genitive у́ймы, nominative plural у́ймы, genitive plural уйм)

  1. (colloquial) lots, heaps, a tremendous lot, masses
    • 2012, Борис Акунин [Boris Akunin], “Нет, не разлюбила!”, in Чёрный город, Москва: Захаров; English translation from The Black City, (Please provide a date or year):
      Чёртову у́йму вре́мени Фандо́рин проторча́л над железнодоро́жным расписа́нием Росси́йской импе́рии, проверя́я, в каки́е города́ поезда́ прихо́дят в три часа́ но́чи и в три пополу́дни.
      Čórtovu újmu vrémeni Fandórin protorčál nad železnodoróžnym raspisánijem Rossíjskoj impérii, proverjája, v kakíje gorodá pojezdá prixódjat v tri časá nóči i v tri popolúdni.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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