гомін

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian гомонъ (homon),[1] from Proto-Slavic *gomonъ (noise), possibly related to Old Norse gaman (fun, merriment, enjoyment),[2] from Proto-Germanic *gamaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦɔmʲin]
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Noun

го́мін • (hómin) m inan (genitive го́мону, uncountable)

  1. buzz/hum (of voices), chatter, murmuring (background noise of indistinct talking)
  2. hubbub
    Near-synonyms: га́лас m (hálas), га́мір m (hámir)

Declension

Derived terms

  • гомонíти impf (homoníty)

References

  1. Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (2000), “гомонъ”, in Словник української мови XVI – 1-ї пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language of 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 7 (головнѣйший – десѧтина), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 14
  2. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “гомін”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 559
  • Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “гомін”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 3 (відстава́ння – ґура́льня), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
  • гомін”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

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