длань

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dolnь.

Noun

длань (dlanĭf

  1. palm (of the hand)

Descendants

  • Russian: длань (dlanʹ)
  • Bulgarian: длан (dlan)

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak dlaň, from Proto-Slavic *dolnь.

Pronunciation

Noun

длань (dlanʹf (related adjective дланьов)

  1. palm (of the hand)
  2. hand
    Synonym: рука (ruka)

Declension

Further reading

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic длань (dlanĭ). Doublet of ладо́нь (ladónʹ), the inherited Old East Slavic form.

Pronunciation

Noun

длань (dlanʹf inan (genitive дла́ни, nominative plural дла́ни, genitive plural дла́ней)

  1. (archaic or poetic) palm (of the hand)

Declension

See also

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “длань”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress