Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zatišьje. By surface analysis, затиха́ти (zatyxáty) +‎ -шя (-šja). Compare Russian зати́шье (zatíšʹje), Belarusian заці́шша (zacíšša), Polish zacisze.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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зати́шшя (zatýššjan inan (genitive зати́шшя, uncountable)

  1. calm, lull (period of reduced wind, waves, noise or activity)
    зати́шшя пе́ред бу́реюzatýššja péred búrejucalm before the storm

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Further reading

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