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bylina

/bəˈliːnə/

bylina noun: a traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem.

Noun

bylina (plural bylinas or bylini or byliny)

  1. A traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem.
    • We may compare the above notions with the categories of A. M. Astahova in her analysis of Russian epics, the bylina.2003, Lauri Harvilahti, The holy mountain: studies on Upper Altay Oral poetry, page 66

Forms of bylina

pluralbylinas
pluralbylini
pluralbyliny

Origin of bylina

Borrowed from Russian были́на (bylína).

Questions about bylina

What does bylina mean?
Bylina means a traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem.
What part of speech is bylina?
Bylina is a noun.
How do you pronounce bylina?
Bylina is pronounced /bəˈliːnə/.
What is the plural of bylina?
The plural of bylina is bylinas.

Words near bylina in the dictionary

  1. bylees
  2. Byler
  3. Bylers
  4. Byles
  5. Byleses
  6. bylina
  7. bylinas
  8. byline
  9. bylined
  10. byliner
  11. byliners

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