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дуля

/[ˈdulʲɐ]/
Ukrainiannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    a kind of pear
  2. 2.
    fig sign (a rude gesture in which the hand makes a fist and the thumb is stuck between the index and middle fingers); indicates "nothing for you", "nuts to you"

Etymology

From earlier гду́ля (hdúlja) and гду́ня (hdúnja), from Proto-Slavic *kъduňa, from Latin cydōnia, from Ancient Greek Κυδωνία (Kudōnía, “quince-tree”).

Forms

  • ду́ляcanonical • feminine • inanimate
  • dúljaromanization
  • ду́ліgenitive
Vocative
Singular
ду́ле
Plural
ду́лі
Nominative
Singular
ду́ля
Plural
ду́лі
Genitive
Singular
ду́лі
Plural
дуль
Dative
Singular
ду́лі
Plural
ду́лям
Accusative
Singular
ду́лю
Plural
ду́лі
Instrumental
Singular
ду́лею
Plural
ду́лями
Locative
Singular
ду́лі
Plural
ду́лях

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