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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic колодязь (kolodjazĭ), from Proto-Slavic *koldędzь. Early borrowing from Proto-Germanic *kaldingaz, from Proto-Germanic *kaldiǭ, whence Old Norse kelda (source), Danish kilde (source), Finnish kaltio (source).

Doublet of кла́дезь (kládezʹ), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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коло́дезь (kolódezʹm inan (genitive коло́дезя, nominative plural коло́дези, genitive plural коло́дезей, relational adjective коло́дезный)

  1. (dated) well
    Synonym: коло́дец (kolódec)

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