Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Likely borrowed from dialectal Polish dzyndra. Compare Lithuanian dzindra, Ukrainian дзи́ндра (dzýndra).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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дзы́ндра (dzýndraf inan (genitive дзы́ндры, uncountable)

  1. (regional) slag, dross, cinder, scoria
    Synonym: шлак (šlak)
    зямля́ як дзы́ндраzjamljá jak dzýndrahard, infertile, neglected soil (literally, “earth like slag”)

Declension

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References

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  • дзындра” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • дзындра”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)