Old Church Slavonic

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пламень

Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *polmy.

Noun

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пламень (plamenĭm

  1. flame

Russian

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Etymology

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Variant of пла́мя (plámja), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic. Compare Bulgarian пла́мен (plámen), Serbo-Croatian пла̏ме̄н, Slovene plámen (gen. sg. plaména)), Czech plamen, Slovak plameň, Polish płomień.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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пла́мень (plámenʹm inan

  1. (folk poetic) flame (also figurative, referring to emotions)

Usage notes

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Exists only in the nominative and accusative singular.