фїалка

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Old Ruthenian

фїа́лка

Alternative forms

Etymology

From фїа́локъ m (fiálok) +‎ -ка (-ka), further borrowed from Polish fiałek, fijałek, variant of fiołek, from Old Polish fiołek, from Middle High German vîol, from Old High German viola, from Latin viola. First attested in the early 17th century.

Noun

фїалка (fialkaf inan (related adjective фїа́лковый or фїѧ́лковый)

  1. (botany) violet (flower)

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “фіа́лка”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 93:ст. фия́лок, фиа́лок (XVII ст.)st. fyjálok, fyálok (XVII st.)

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