туман
fog
Parts of speech
Nouns |
туман gen. туману - fog, mist |
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туманність gen. туманності - fogginess, mistiness; also vagueness, lack of clarity |
Adjectives |
туманний - foggy, misty |
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Adverbs |
туманно - (it's) foggy; also vaguely |
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Verbs |
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туманитися, туманіти - to become foggy, misty |
Useful compounds |
густий туман - dense fog туманний Альбіон - misty Albion (a euphemism for Great Britain which Ukrainian has borrowed from ancient classical writers) |
Additional information
1. 'бачити, як у тумані' - 'to see as if through a mist'
2. in Western Ukrainian dialects 'туман' is also used to denote a fool; one can also sometimes hear the phrase 'туман вісімнадцятий'!; 'тумануватий' is used, colloquially, to denote a stupid or foolish person.
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