Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Seemingly a derivation from мроіць (mróicʹ) +‎ -іва (-iva), taking a most likely now-obsolete sense of "to appear barely visible", which is preserved in cognate Ukrainian мрі́ти (mríty).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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мро́іва (mróivan inan (genitive мро́іва, uncountable, relational adjective мро́йны)

  1. haze, mist
    Synonym: ма́рыва (máryva)

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References

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