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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic молотьба (molotĭba), formally from Proto-Slavic *moltьba (< *moltiti) or *meltьba (< *melti).

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  • IPA(key): [məɫɐdʲˈba]
  • (file)

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молотьба́ (molotʹbáf inan (genitive молотьбы́, uncountable)

  1. threshing

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Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic молотьба (molotĭba), formally from Proto-Slavic *moltьba (< *moltiti) or *meltьba (< *melti). By surface analysis, молот(и́ти) (molot(ýty)) +‎ -ьба́ (-ʹbá).

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Noun edit

молотьба́ (molotʹbáf inan (genitive молотьби́, uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) threshing

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