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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic г҄еона (gʹeona), from Ancient Greek γέεννᾰ (géenna).
Pronunciation
Noun
гее́нна • (gejénna) f inan (genitive гее́нны, nominative plural гее́нны, genitive plural гее́нн)
- (religion) Gehenna
- гее́нна о́гненная ― gejénna ógnennaja ― Fire Gehenna; hell
- (figuratively) hell
Declension