Ukrainian

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Etymology

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по- (po-) +‎ Old Ruthenian же[г]чи (že[h]či, to burn) +‎ (-ja), ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *žeťi.

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  • IPA(key): [pɔˈʒɛʒɐ]
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Noun

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поже́жа (požéžaf inan (genitive поже́жі, nominative plural поже́жі, genitive plural поже́ж)

  1. fire, conflagration (occurrence of fire in a certain place, e.g. in a wood or a house, either spontaneous or deliberate)

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