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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic ола́дьꙗ (oládĭja), further borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλάδιον (eládion), diminutive of ἔλαιον (élaion, oil, olive-oil).

Compare Belarusian ала́дка (aládka), Ukrainian ола́док (oládok).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ола́дья (oládʹjaf inan (genitive ола́дьи, nominative plural ола́дьи, genitive plural ола́дий, diminutive ола́дик or ола́душек or ола́душка)

  1. thick pancake

Declension

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Descendants

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  • English: oladyi, oladi (via plural)
  • Yakut: алаадьы (alaajı)
  • Yup'ik: alatiq (via plural)

References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “оладья”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress