мрія
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See also: мрия
Ukrainian
Etymology
Derived from мрі́ти (mríty, “to be barely visible”, verb). Compare Belarusian мро́я (mrója).
Pronunciation
Noun
мрі́я • (mríja) f inan (genitive мрі́ї, nominative plural мрі́ї, genitive plural мрій)
- dream (product of the imagination, fantasy, aspiration)
- буди́нок своє́ї мрі́ї ― budýnok svojéji mríji ― the house of one's dreams
- Неха́й збу́дуться всі ва́ші мрі́ї! ― Nexáj zbúdutʹsja vsi váši mríji! ― May all your dreams come true!
- daydream
Usage notes
мрі́я denotes a figment of the waking imagination such as a fantasy of a desired future or alternative reality, whereas сновиді́ння (snovydínnja, “dream”) denotes the involuntary manifestation of scenes in the mind during sleep.
Declension
Declension of мрі́я (inan j-stem fem-form accent-a)
Descendants
- → Pannonian Rusyn: мрия (mrija, “imagination”)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мрія”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “мрія”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “мрія”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)