парус

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парус

Etymology

From Old East Slavic парусъ (parusŭ), of uncertain origin. Either to be connected to Livonian pūŗaz (sail), Lithuanian bura (sail), Lithuanian bùrė (sail), or borrowed from Ancient Greek φᾶρος, φάρος (phâros, pháros, large cloth, spread), for which latter compare у́ксус (úksus, vinegar) and па́рдус (párdus, pard), known Greek borrowings.

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Noun

па́рус (párusm inan (genitive па́руса, nominative plural паруса́, genitive plural парусо́в, relational adjective па́русный)

  1. sail

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Descendants

  • Yakut: баарыс (baarıs)

References

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic парусъ (parusŭ), likely from from Ancient Greek φᾶρος, φάρος (phâros, pháros, large cloth, spread).

Noun

па́рус (párusm inan (genitive па́руса, nominative plural па́руси, genitive plural па́русів, relational adjective па́русний)

  1. sail
    Synonym: вітри́ло (vitrýlo)
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Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek φάρος (pháros, lighthouse).

Noun

па́рус (párusm inan (genitive па́руса, nominative plural па́руси, genitive plural па́русів)

  1. (rare) lightray
    Synonym: про́мінь (próminʹ)
Declension

References

  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “парус”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “парус”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka