быльё

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bylьje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɨˈlʲjɵ]

Noun

быльё • (bylʹjó) n inan (genitive былья́, uncountable)

1. (dated or regional, collective) grass

   (Бы́ло, да) быльём поросло́ ― (Býlo, da) bylʹjóm porosló ― long forgotten (literally, “(It was, and) the grass has grown.”)

   (idiom) Ма́ло ли что бы́ло, да быльём поросло́. ― Málo li što býlo, da bylʹjóm porosló. ― It's gone and forgotten. (literally, “Whether it is few that it was, the grass has grown too.”)

   (idiom) Бы́ло да прошло́, да быльём поросло́. ― Býlo da prošló, da bylʹjóm porosló. ― It's gone and forgotten. (literally, “It was and went past, and the grass has grown.”)

Declension

Declension of быльё (inan sg-only neut-form vowel-stem accent-b) 

	singular
nominative	быльё bylʹjó
genitive	былья́ bylʹjá
dative	былью́ bylʹjú
accusative	быльё bylʹjó
instrumental	быльём bylʹjóm
prepositional	былье́ bylʹjé