соловей

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Russian

Соловей поёт

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic соловии (solovii), from Proto-Slavic *solvьjь, from *solvъ (cream-colored) +‎ *-ьjь, from Proto-Indo-European *saluo-.

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Noun

солове́й (solovéjm anim (genitive соловья́, nominative plural соловьи́, genitive plural соловьёв, diminutive солове́йко)

  1. nightingale

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

From Old East Slavic соловии (solovii), from Proto-Slavic *solvьjь.

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Noun

солове́й (solovéjm animal (genitive солов'я́, nominative plural солов'ї́, genitive plural солов'ї́в, relational adjective солов'ї́ний, diminutive солове́йко)

  1. nightingale

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