Belarusian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *pȍjāsъ. Doublet of пас (pas), a borrowing from Polish.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpojas]
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по́яс (pójasm inan (genitive по́яса, nominative plural паясы́, genitive plural паясо́ў)

  1. belt, girdle

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References

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  • пояс” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pȍjāsъ.

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по́яс (pójasm inan (genitive по́яса, nominative plural пояса́, genitive plural поясо́в, relational adjective поясно́й, diminutive поясо́к)

  1. belt, girdle, band, waistband, cummerbund
  2. zone, region
  3. flange, collar, hoop
  4. boom (of an arch) (clarification of this definition is needed)

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Ukrainian

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Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pȍjāsъ. Doublet of пас (pas), a borrowing from Polish.

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по́яс (pójasm inan (genitive по́яса or по́ясу, nominative plural пояси́, genitive plural поясі́в)

  1. (genitive по́яса):
    1. (clothing) girdle, belt
      Hyponym: ре́мінь m (réminʹ)
    2. (anatomy) waist
      Synonym: талія f (talija)
    3. (anatomy) girdle
      плечови́й по́ясplečovýj pójasshoulder girdle
      та́зовий по́ясtázovyj pójaspelvic girdle
  2. (genitive по́ясу):
    1. belt, band, strip (anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt)
      Synonym: сму́га f (smúha)
    2. belt (a geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic)
      індустріа́льний по́ясindustriálʹnyj pójasindustrial belt
      іржа́вий по́ясiržávyj pójasrustbelt
    3. (geography) zone (section of the earth's surface bound by lines of latitude or longitude)
      часови́й по́ясčasovýj pójastime zone
      клімати́чний по́ясklimatýčnyj pójasclimatic zone
    4. (astronomy, geography, geology) belt
      по́яс астеро́їдівpójas asterójidivasteroid belt
      вулкані́чний по́ясvulkaníčnyj pójasvolcanic belt

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