вій

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See also: виј, вий, and вії

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Possibly related to ві́я (víja, eyelash).

Noun

Viy commands "open my eyelids, I can't see"

вій (vijm pers (genitive ві́я, nominative plural ві́ї, genitive plural ві́їв)

  1. (Ukrainian mythology) "viy" (a creature with gigantic eyelids and eyelashes from hell who kills by looking at people)
Declension
Descendants
  • Russian: вий (vij)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *vьjь, *vijь (bundle of twigs), from Proto-Indo-European *weyǵh- (to twist, weave).

Noun

вій (vijm inan (genitive воя́, nominative plural вої́, genitive plural вої́в)

  1. a handful of firewood
Declension

Etymology 3

Noun

вій (vijf inan

  1. genitive plural of ві́я (víja)

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