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fire

Source:*ognьProto-Slaviccertain

English

fire

Polish

ogień
ˈɔɡjɛɲ
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BCS script
  • Russian
    ого́ньogonʹ
    ɐˈɡonʲinherited

    A fire that burns a building down is пожар.

  • Ukrainian
    вого́ньvohonʹ
    ʋɔˈɦɔnʲinherited

    Ukrainian adds a v- before initial o-, as in вогонь and вухо.

  • Polish
    ogień
    ˈɔɡjɛɲinherited
  • Czech
    oheň
    ˈoɦɛɲinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    vatraватра
    ˈvatradifferent word · a Balkan word shared with Romanian vatră 'hearth'; its ultimate origin is debated

    The cognate oganj is literary.

  • English
    fire

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