Etymology

liman

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Today it means: A wide estuary formed as a lagoon at the mouth of one or more rivers, where flow is constrained by a bar of sediments (created by either the current of a sea or a sediment-saturated river), especially in the Black Sea region. Full definition →

Russian лима́н ← Ukrainian лима́н ← Turkic
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liman · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλιμήν“harbor”
  2. Turkic · derived from
  3. Ukrainian · borrowed fromлима́н
  4. Russian · borrowed fromлима́н
  5. English todayliman

From Russian лима́н (limán) or Ukrainian лима́н (lymán), from Turkic, compare Turkish liman (“port, harbor”). Ultimately from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn, “harbor”).

Liman · adjective, noun2

From Lima + -an.

Liman · proper noun3

  1. Ukrainian · borrowed fromЛима́н
  2. Russian · borrowed fromЛима́н
  3. English todayLiman

From Russian Лима́н (Limán) or alternative transliteration of Ukrainian Лима́н (Lymán).

Words from the same roots

Ukrainianлима́н all →

Lyman

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