bȁsn̨a

basnь; bȁsn̨a Grammatical information: f. i; f. jā Proto-Slavic meaning: `tale'

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Church Slavic:

basnь `tale' [f i]

Russian:

básnja `fable' [f jā]

Czech:

báseň `tale' [f i], básňe [Gens]

Polish:

baśń `tale' [f i]

Serbo-Croatian:

bȁsan `tale' [f i], bȁsni [Gens]

Slovene:

bȃsǝn `fantasy, fable' [f i], bȃsni [Gens]

Bulgarian:

básnja `fable, fantasy' [f jā]

Indo-European reconstruction: bʰeh₂

IE meaning: speak

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Other cognates:

Gk. φημί `say';

Dor. φα̑μί `say' [verb];

Lat. fārī `say' [verb];

OE bōian `brag' [verb]