Translation
lightning; zip, zip fastener
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Word origin
From Proto-Slavic mъlni, the same word that names lightning; the zip fastener sense is a 20th-century figurative extension.
- Origin
- Proto-Slavic
- Root
- mъlni
Grammar
Examples
сверкну́ла .
Suddenly lightning flashed.
ку́ртки слома́лась .
The zip on the jacket broke.
видны́ .
During the storm bright flashes of lightning were visible.
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молния: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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