маслина

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Bulgarian

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Pronunciation

Noun

масли́на (maslínaf (relational adjective масли́нен or масли́нов)

  1. olive
  2. olive tree

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References

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

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

масло (maslo, oil, butter) +‎ -ина (-ina), from Proto-Slavic *maslo; a calque of Ancient Greek ἐλαίᾱ (elaíā, olive tree), which was perceived as derived from ἔλαιον (élaion, olive oil).

Noun

маслина (maslinaf

  1. olive tree

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Russian

масли́на
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Etymology

Analyzable as ма́сло (máslo, oil, butter) +‎ -и́на (-ína); borrowed from Old Church Slavonic маслина (maslina), from Proto-Slavic *maslo.

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Noun

масли́на (maslínaf inan (genitive масли́ны, nominative plural масли́ны, genitive plural масли́н)

  1. olive
  2. olive tree
    • 1904, Александр Куприн [Aleksandr I. Kuprin], chapter II, in Белый пудель; English translation from Anthony Briggs, transl., Arthur, the White Poodle, London: Hesperus Press Limited, 2012:
      Тропи́нка шла вдоль высо́кого прибре́жного обры́ва, извива́ясь в тени́ столе́тних масли́н.
      Tropínka šla vdolʹ vysókovo pribréžnovo obrýva, izvivájasʹ v tení stolétnix maslín.
      The path ran along the top of a steep cliff, meandering through the shade of ancient olive trees.
  3. (slang) bullet, cap
    слови́ть масли́нуslovítʹ maslínuto get shot (literally, “to catch a bullet”)

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Serbo-Croatian

маслина

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mǎslina/
  • Hyphenation: ма‧сли‧на

Noun

ма̀слина f (Latin spelling màslina)

  1. olive
  2. olive tree

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Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

Noun

масли́на (maslýnaf inan (genitive масли́ни, nominative plural масли́ни, genitive plural масли́н)

  1. olive
    Synonyms: оли́ва (olýva), оли́вка (olývka)
  2. olive tree

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