Blue sky ... Blue - is that what?

Sometimes there are words that are rarely used and are mainly used by poets. For example, in the song of A. Gorodnitsky about the polar autumn there are such words: “Forgotten blue sky ...”. For many, this raises the question: "What is it about?" Indeed, this rare word is hardly heard now. Turn to the dictionaries for clarification.

What dictionaries say

Ushakov's dictionary gives an interpretation in two meanings. Prosin is:

1. Incoming blue spots; a blue stains through the white pattern.
2. Pieces of sky viewed through the clouds.

Ephraim’s dictionary explains: this is a bluish tint, a shade.

Origin of the word

The exact origin of the word "blue" is unknown. There is an assumption that it comes from the verb "shine." This is due to the fact that in Slavic roots "blue" means "radiance." Prosin is a word formed from him by adding a prefix. Interestingly, the word "space", meaning the white gap, has the same pattern of education.

Previously, January was called Prosinets. For the Slavs, the value of prosin was great, which after snowfall appears in the sky. She was associated in the northern provinces of Russia with the revival of the Sun. The sky shines in between the clouds. There was a custom to make a wish “for a good sleep” so that it would come true this year. It was a word with a positive attitude. Boys born in Prosin received the name Prosin. There is an assumption that the word “ask” originates in these requests to Horse, who knows the time.

How is the word used

The encyclopedic dictionary gives an example of the use of the word:

• Green with blue.

Dahl's Dictionary adds:

• Black in blue.

This word well explains the tint of the primary color. There are similar words: yellowness, redness. It was used more often when bleached bedding, adding blue. Until now, memories of bluish sheets fluttering on ropes inspire poets to the phrase “get the bed sheet”. Another expression beloved by writers is “wake up heaven”.

Be that as it may, this word very accurately determines the presence of a bluish tint or glimmers of the sky through fog, foliage of trees or snow caps of clouds.