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Etymology

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From (obsolete) сило́ (syló) +‎ -це́ (-cé). Compare Russian сило́к (silók), Belarusian сіло́ (siló), Polish siłka.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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сильце́ (sylʹcén inan (genitive сильця́, nominative plural си́льця, genitive plural си́лець)

  1. snare, springe (trap made from a loop)
  2. (figuratively) snare (mental or psychological trap)

Declension

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “сило́”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 230
  2. ^ Zhelekhivskyi, E. I., Nedilskyi, S., editors (1886), “сило́”, in Малоруско-нїмецкий словар [Ukrainian-German Dictionary]‎[1] (in German), volumes 2: П – Я, Lviv: Shevchenko Society, page 864

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