быльё

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bylьje.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bɨˈlʲjɵ]

Noun

быльё • (bylʹjó) n inan (genitive былья́, uncountable)

  1. (dated or regional, collective) grass
    (Бы́ло, да) быльём поросло́ ― (Býlo, da) bylʹjóm porosló ― long forgotten (literally, “(It was, and) the grass has grown.”)
    (idiom) Ма́ло ли что бы́ло, да быльём поросло́. ― Málo li što býlo, da bylʹjóm porosló. ― It's gone and forgotten. (literally, “Whether it is few that it was, the grass has grown too.”)
    (idiom) Бы́ло да прошло́, да быльём поросло́. ― Býlo da prošló, da bylʹjóm porosló. ― It's gone and forgotten. (literally, “It was and went past, and the grass has grown.”)

Declension
Declension of быльё (inan sg-only neut-form vowel-stem accent-b) 
singular
nominative быльё
bylʹjó
genitive былья́
bylʹjá
dative былью́
bylʹjú
accusative быльё
bylʹjó
instrumental быльём
bylʹjóm
prepositional былье́
bylʹjé
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