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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic пуща (pušča, desolate place), from Proto-Slavic *puťa, *pušča from *pȗstъ (desolate) (compare пусто́й (pustój)). Cognate with Polish puszcza.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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пу́ща (púščaf inan (genitive пу́щи, nominative plural пу́щи, genitive plural пущ)

  1. thick forest

Declension

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Further reading

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  • пуща in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru