вогонь

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic огнь (ognĭ), from Proto-Slavic *ogňь, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [wɔˈɦɔnʲ]
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Noun

вого́нь (vohónʹ) m inan (genitive вогню́, nominative plural вогні́)

  1. fire
  2. hearth, fireplace
  3. sunlight
  4. (figuratively) sparkle in the eyes (as a reflection of an emotional state)
    • 1957, Іван Микитенко, II, 58:
      Очі йому горять упертим вогнемOči jomu horjatʹ upertym vohnemHis eyes burning with willful fire

Declension

Noun

вого́нь (vohónʹ) m inan (genitive вогню́, uncountable)

  1. (uncountable, figuratively) spiritual exaltation, inspiration
  2. (uncountable, colloquial) body heat
  3. (uncountable) shooting, firing (of guns)

Declension

References

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