вогонь

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Ukrainian

 вогонь on Ukrainian Wikipedia
(1) вогонь

Etymology

From Old Ukrainian огонь (ohonʹ), from Old East Slavic огнь (ognĭ), from Proto-Slavic *ogňь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *úngnis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís.

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Noun

вого́нь (vohónʹm inan (genitive вогню́, nominative plural вогні́, genitive plural вогні́в, relational adjective вогня́ний or вогне́нний, diminutive во́гник)

  1. fire
  2. hearth, fireplace
  3. sunlight, light, lights
  4. (figuratively) sparkle in the eyes (as a reflection of an emotional state)
    • 1957, Іван Микитенко, II, 58:
      Очі йому горять упертим вогнемOči jomu horjatʹ upertym vohnemHis eyes burning with willful fire

Declension

Noun

вого́нь (vohónʹm inan (genitive вогню́, uncountable)

  1. (uncountable, figuratively) spiritual exaltation, inspiration
  2. (uncountable, colloquial) body heat
  3. (uncountable) shooting, firing (of guns)

Declension

Synonyms

  • багаття n (bahattja) (near-synonym since it means "bonfire", which is always deliberate)
  • пожежа f (požeža) (fire that takes place in a place, e.g. a wood or a house, either spontaneous or deliberate)

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