полынь
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old East Slavic пелынь (pelynĭ), from Proto-Slavic *pelynь f, *pelynъ m. Compare Bulgarian пели́н (pelín), Czech peluň, Polish piołun. Per Vasmer, a connection with пали́ть (palítʹ, “to burn, scorch”) and поле́но (poléno, “(burning)log”) is possible.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
полы́нь • (polýnʹ) f inan (genitive полы́ни, nominative plural полы́ни, genitive plural полы́ней)
- wormwood, mugwort, artemisia
- Synonym: (dated) евша́н (jevšán)
- (figuratively) bitterness
Declension edit
Declension of полы́нь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a)