лихоманка

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From ли́хо (lýxo) +‎ мани́ти (manýty) +‎ -ка (-ka).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɫexɔˈmankɐ]
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Noun

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лихома́нка (lyxománkaf inan (genitive лихома́нки, nominative plural лихома́нки, genitive plural лихома́нок)

  1. (colloquial) fever
    Synonyms: гаря́чка f (harjáčka), пропа́сниця f (propásnycja)
    боло́тна лихома́нкаbolótna lyxománkamarsh fever, swamp fever, paludism
    зворо́тна лихома́нкаzvorótna lyxománkarecurrent fever
  2. ague (an intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits)
    Synonyms: пропа́сниця f (propásnycja), тря́сця f (trjáscja)
  3. (dated) malaria
    Synonyms: (standard term) малярі́я f (maljaríja), (dated in this sense) пропа́сниця f (propásnycja)
  4. (figuratively) fever (state of excitement)
    золота́ лихома́нкаzolotá lyxománkagold fever

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “лихоманка”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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