Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian оли́ва (olíva), from Latin olīva, from Etruscan *𐌄𐌋𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀 (*eleiva) or Proto-Greek *ἐλαίϝα (*elaíwa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɔˈɫɪʋɐ]
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Noun

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оли́ва (olývaf inan (genitive оли́ви, nominative plural оли́ви, genitive plural оли́в, relational adjective оли́вний or оли́вовий, diminutive оли́вка)

  1. (botany) olive (tree and fruit)
  2. olive (color/colour)
  3. a kind of olive oil used as lubricant or fuel, lampante olive oil
  4. mineral oil
    Synonyms: масти́ло (mastýlo), ма́сло (máslo)
    мото́рна оли́ваmotórna olývamotor oil
    трансмісі́́йна оли́ваtransmisí́jna olývagear oil

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