зной

From Proto-Slavic *znojь. Probably a doublet of гной (gnoj).

• IPA^(key): [znɔj]

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зной • (znoj) m (relational adjective зно́ен)

1. swelter, fervor (state)
2. scorching heat (condition of extreme temperature)

• зноя́ (znojá, “to scorch”) (dialectal)

• “зной”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “зной”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *znojь. Cognate with Slovak znoj (“heath, sweat”), Polish znój (“heat”). An ancient stem in the form of -ju- is assumed. Compare dialectal Russian знеть (znetʹ), зне́ять (znéjatʹ, “to rot, to moulder, to incandesce”).

• IPA^(key): [znoj]

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зной • (znoj) m inan (genitive зно́я, nominative plural зно́и, genitive plural зно́ев)

1. heatwave, heat, swelter

   Synonym: жара́ (žará)

• зно́йный (znójnyj)

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “зной”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress