Nature
fire
Source:*ognьProto-Slaviccertain
English
fire
Polish
ogień
ˈɔɡjɛɲLearn freshDifferent words — learn this one fresh.
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- Russianого́ньogonʹɐˈɡonʲinherited
A fire that burns a building down is пожар.
- Ukrainianвого́ньvohonʹʋɔˈɦɔnʲinherited
Ukrainian adds a v- before initial o-, as in вогонь and вухо.
- Polishogieńˈɔɡjɛɲinherited
- Czechoheňˈoɦɛɲinherited
- Bosnian-Croatian-Serbianvatraватраˈvatra
The cognate oganj is literary.
- Englishfire