Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *ulьjь. Morphologically equivalent to Proto-Slavic *ula (hollow) +‎ -ей (-ej).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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у́лей (úlejm

  1. furrow, gutter
    Synonyms: бразда́ (brazdá), ва́дичка (vádička)
  2. sprout
    Synonym: чу́чур (čúčur)

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References

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  • улей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • улей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *ulьjь.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈulʲɪj]
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Noun

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у́лей (úlejm inan (genitive у́лья, nominative plural у́льи, genitive plural у́льев, relational adjective уле́йный)

  1. hive, beehive
    • 1913, Максим Горький, “IX”, in Детство; English translation from Ronald Wilks, transl., My Childhood, 1966:
      В детстве я представляю сам себя ульем, куда разные простые, серые люди сносили, как пчёлы, мёд своих знаний и дум о жизни, щедро обогащая душу мою, кто чем мог.
      V detstve ja predstavljaju sam sebja ulʹjem, kuda raznyje prostyje, seryje ljudi snosili, kak pčóly, mjod svoix znanij i dum o žizni, ščedro obogaščaja dušu moju, kto čem mog.
      In recalling my childhood I like to picture myself as a beehive to which various simple obscure people brought the honey of their knowledge and thoughts on life, generously enriching my character with their own experience.

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