лиман

Via Turkic (compare Turkish liman, Crimean Tatar liman) from Byzantine Greek λιμένιον (liménion), from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn).

• IPA^(key): [lʲɪˈman]

лима́н • (limán) m inan (genitive лима́на, nominative plural лима́ны, genitive plural лима́нов, relational adjective лима́нный)

1. wide estuary
2. brackish lagoon

• English: liman

Via Turkic (compare Turkish liman, Crimean Tatar liman) from Byzantine Greek λιμένιον (liménion), from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn).

• IPA^(key): [ɫeˈman]

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лима́н • (lymán) m inan (genitive лима́ну, nominative plural лима́ни, genitive plural лима́нів, relational adjective лима́нний or лима́новий)

1. brackish lagoon or wide estuary

• Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “лима́н”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лиман”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “лиман”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN