дань

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *danь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dṓˀnis, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-.

Noun

дань • (danĭ) f

tribute
- from the Story of Ahikar:
  аще ли ми не припꙋстишии такова прѣмꙋдрьца и вьпросꙋ ми не ѿвещаѥть ꙁа .г҃. лѣти вьꙁьмꙋ ты дань.
  ašte li mi ne pripustišii takova prěmudrĭca i vĭprosu mi ne otŭveštajetĭ za 3 lěti vĭzĭmu ty danĭ.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- line 6, from the Primary Chronicle:
  Изъгнаша варяги за море, и не даша имъ дани, и почаша сами в собѣ володѣти.
  Izŭgnaša varjagi za more, i ne daša imŭ dani, i počaša sami v sobě voloděti.
  They drove the Varangians across the sea, and they did not give them tribute, and they began to rule amongst themselves.

Declension

Declension of дань (i-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	дань danĭ	дани dani	дани dani
genitive	дани dani	данью, данию danĭju, daniju	даньи, дании danĭi, danii
dative	дани dani	даньма danĭma	даньмъ danĭmŭ
accusative	дань danĭ	дани dani	дани dani
instrumental	даньѭ, даниѭ danĭjǫ, danijǫ	даньма danĭma	даньми danĭmi
locative	дани dani	данью, данию danĭju, daniju	даньхъ danĭxŭ
vocative	дани dani	дани dani	даньѥ, даниѥ danĭje, danije

References

Nikolić, Svetozar (1989) Staroslovenski jezik: Pravopis, glasovi, oblici, Beograd

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic дань (danĭ), from Proto-Slavic *danь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dṓˀnis, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

дань • (danʹ) f inan (genitive да́ни, nominative plural да́ни, genitive plural да́ней)

contribution, tribute
tributary
homage, tribute
отдава́ть дань уваже́ния ― otdavátʹ danʹ uvažénija ― pay homage to
toll
наложи́ть дань ― naložítʹ danʹ ― impose a toll

Declension

Declension of дань (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	да́нь dánʹ	да́ни dáni
genitive	да́ни dáni	да́ней dánej
dative	да́ни dáni	да́ням dánjam
accusative	да́нь dánʹ	да́ни dáni
instrumental	да́нью dánʹju	да́нями dánjami
prepositional	да́ни dáni	да́нях dánjax

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