гора

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See also: горя and ropa

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *goře. Related to гарэ́ць (harécʹ, to burn, to be consumed by fire). Cognates include Russian го́ре (góre), Ukrainian го́ре (hóre).

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Noun

го́ра (hóran inan (genitive го́ра, uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) grief, distress, sadness
  2. (uncountable) trouble
  3. (uncountable) misfortune, disaster

Declension

References

  • гора” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

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гора

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *garā́ˀ.

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Noun

гора́ (goráf (relational adjective го́рски, diminutive гори́ца or гори́чка)

  1. wood, forest, woods
  2. (obsolete, used in names) mountain
    Synonym: планина́ (planiná)
    Сре́дна гора́Srédna goráSredna Gora (literally, “Middle Mountain”)

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References

  • гора”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • гора”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

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Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *garā́ˀ.

Pronunciation

Noun

гора (goraf (plural гори, relational adjective горски, diminutive горичка or горица)

  1. forest
    Synonym: шума f (šuma)
  2. (archaic) mountain
    Synonym: планина f (planina)

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Derived terms

References

  • гора” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Old Church Slavonic

Рила Блъгарїѩ горꙑ ѥсть ⁙

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *garā́ˀ.

Noun

гора (goraf

  1. mountain
    • from Vita Methodii, 0700300-0700310:
      а тꙑ любиши гороу вельми, то не мози горꙑ ради оставити оучениꙗ своѥго, паче бо можеши кꙑмь съпасенъ бꙑти.
      a ty ljubiši goru velĭmi, to ne mozi gory radi ostaviti učenija svojego, pače bo možeši kymĭ sŭpasenŭ byti.
      Though you have great love for the mountain, still leave not your teaching for the mountain’s sake, for you can sooner be saved through it.

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Derived terms

References

  • Nikolić, Svetozar (1989) Staroslovenski jezik: Pravopis, glasovi, oblici, Beograd

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *garā́ˀ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔˈrɑ//ɡɔˈra//ɡɔˈra/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ɡɔˈrɑ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ɡɔˈra/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ɡɔˈra/

  • Hyphenation: го‧ра

Noun

гора (goraf

  1. mountain

Declension

Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *garā́ˀ.

Pronunciation

Noun

гора́ (goráf inan (genitive горы́, nominative plural го́ры, genitive plural гор, relational adjective го́рный or го́рский, diminutive го́рка)

  1. mountain
    в го́руv góruuphill
    по́д горуpód gorudownhill
  2. heap, pile

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *garā́ˀ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡǒra/
  • Hyphenation: го‧ра

Noun

го̀ра f (Latin spelling gòra)

  1. mountain
  2. (regional, Croatia) hill, highland
  3. (by extension, Croatia) forest, woods (forested hilly area)

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Further reading

  • гора”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Ukrainian

 гора on Ukrainian Wikipedia
Гове́рла — найви́ща гора́ Украї́ни.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ukrainian *гора f (*hora, a mountain), from Old East Slavic гора f (gora, a mountain), from Proto-Slavic *gorà f (a mountain), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *garā́ˀ f (a forest), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷorH-eh₂.

Pronunciation

Noun

гора́ (horáf inan (genitive гори́, nominative plural го́ри, genitive plural гір, relational adjective гірни́й or гірськи́й or горови́й, diminutive гі́рка)

  1. mountain

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