булава

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Belarusian

Etymology

Derivative using -ava from Proto-Slavic *bula (literally cone , knob), Slovene búla (cone , tumour), Czech boule (cone ), Polish bula (bubble), Serbo-Croatian бу́љити (open one's eyes wide; stare).

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Noun

булава́ (bulaváf inan (genitive булавы́, nominative plural була́вы, genitive plural була́ў or була́ваў)

  1. mace (heavy fighting club)
    Synonym: па́ліца (pálica)

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References

  • булава” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “булава”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Russian

Etymology

Compare Polish buława.

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Noun

булава́ (bulaváf inan (genitive булавы́, nominative plural булавы́, genitive plural була́в)

  1. mace (heavy fighting club)
    Synonym: па́лица (pálica)
  2. (sports) juggling club

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “булава”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

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Noun

булава́ (bulaváf inan (genitive булави́, nominative plural булави́, genitive plural була́в)

  1. mace (heavy fighting club)
    Synonym: па́лиця (pálycja)

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