See also: виј, вий, and вії

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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Possibly related to ві́я (víja, eyelash).

Noun edit

 
Viy commands "open my eyelids, I can't see"

вій (vijm pers (genitive ві́я, nominative plural ві́ї, genitive plural ві́їв)

  1. (Ukrainian mythology) "viy" (a creature with gigantic eyelids and eyelashes from hell who kills by looking at people)
Declension edit
Descendants edit
  • Russian: вий (vij)

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Slavic *vьjь, *vijь (bundle of twigs), from Proto-Indo-European *weyǵh- (to twist, weave).

Noun edit

вій (vijm inan (genitive воя́, nominative plural вої́, genitive plural вої́в)

  1. a handful of firewood
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Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

вій (vijf inan

  1. genitive plural of ві́я (víja)

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