Масленица

Russian

proper noun+

Definitions

Maslenitsa, Shrovetide, Butter Week, Crepe Week the week before Lent, seven weeks before Easter
Lady Maslenitsa a straw effigy burned on the last day of the Maslenitsa week

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *maslěnica, *maslěnъjь + Proto-Slavic *-ica.

Origin

Proto-Slavic

*-ica

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-ица Russian
масленица Russian
мельница Russian
-ica Polish
-yca Polish
*-ica Proto-Slavic
*maslěnica Proto-Slavic
*maslěnъjь Proto-Slavic
-ica Serbo-Croatian
-ица Serbo-Croatian
-ίτσα Greek (modern)
божьница Old East Slavic