бій

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bojь, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoyh₂ós, from *bʰeyh₂- (“to strike, hew”).

• IPA^(key): [bʲii̯]

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бій • (bij) m inan (genitive бо́ю, nominative plural бої́, genitive plural бої́в, relational adjective бойови́й)

1. battle, combat, fight, fighting

   рукопа́шний бій ― rukopášnyj bij ― hand-to-hand fight(ing)/combat

2. striking (of a clock)
3. breakage

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “бій”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “бій”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
• “бій”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “бій”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “бій”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)