мроіва

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Seemingly a derivation from мроіць (mróicʹ) +‎ -іва (-iva), taking a most likely now-obsolete sense of "to appear barely visible", which is preserved in cognate Ukrainian мрі́ти (mríty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmrojiva]
  • Rhymes: -ojiva

Noun

мро́іва • (mróivan inan (genitive мро́іва, uncountable, relational adjective мро́йны)

  1. haze, mist
    Synonym: ма́рыва (máryva)

Declension

nouns

References

  • мроіва” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • мроіва”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)