дерево

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Carpathian Rusyn

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dervo, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru.

Noun

дерево (derevo)

  1. tree
  2. wood

Further reading

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dȇrvo.

Pronunciation

  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈdɛrɛʋɔ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɛrʲɛʋɔ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɛrʲɛʋɔ/
  • Hyphenation: де‧ре‧во

Noun

дерево (derevon

  1. tree

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “дерево”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volumes 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 653

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic дерево (derevo), from Proto-Slavic *dervo, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru, whence English tree. Doublet of дре́во (drévo).

Pronunciation

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Noun

де́рево (dérevon inan (genitive де́рева, nominative plural дере́вья or дерева́*, genitive plural дере́вьев or дере́в* or дерёв*, relational adjective древе́сный or деревя́нный, diminutive де́ревце or деревцо́) (* Obsolete.)

  1. tree
    каучу́ковое де́ревоkaučúkovoje dérevorubber tree
    каме́дное де́ревоkamédnoje dérevogum tree, sweet gum
    ли́ственное де́ревоlístvennoje dérevofoliage tree
    хво́йное де́ревоxvójnoje dérevoconifer
  2. wood (only singular)
    де́рево-ка́меньdérevo-kámenʹpetrified wood
    кра́сное де́ревоkrásnoje dérevomahogany
    чёрное де́ревоčórnoje dérevoebony
    резьба́ по де́ревуrezʹbá po dérevuwoodcutting, wood engraving
Note: the irregular soft ending of this plural was originally used to form feminine collective nouns.

Declension

Related terms

See also

Ukrainian

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dervo, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru. Doublet of дре́во (drévo).

Pronunciation

Noun

де́рево (dérevon inan (genitive де́рева, nominative plural дере́ва, genitive plural дере́в, relational adjective дерев'я́ний, diminutive деревце́ or де́ревце)

  1. tree
  2. wood

Declension

References