дно

Belarusian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic дъно (dŭno), from Proto-Slavic *dъno (“bottom”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dúbna, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubno-, from *dʰewb- (“deep”).

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Noun

дно • (dno) n inan (genitive дна, nominative plural дны or до́нья, genitive plural дноў or до́ньяў)

1. floor, bed (hard surface at the bottom of a body of water)
2. bottom surface of a container

   Antonyms: вяршы́ня (vjaršýnja), верх (vjerx)

Declension

Derived terms

• бе́здань (bjézdanʹ)
• бяздо́нне (bjazdónnje)
• бяздо́нны (bjazdónny)
• прадо́нны (pradónny)

References

• “дно” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъno (“bottom”).

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Noun

дно • (dno) n

1. bottom

Declension

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic дъно (dŭno), from Proto-Slavic *dъno (“bottom”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dubnas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubnos, from *dʰewb- (“deep”).

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• Rhymes: -o

Noun

дно • (dno) n inan (genitive дна, nominative plural до́нья, genitive plural до́ньев, relational adjective до́нный, diminutive до́нышко or до́нце)

1. floor, bed (hard surface at the bottom of a body of water)
2. bottom surface of a container

   Пей до дна! ― Pej do dna! ― Drink up!

3. (figuratively) bottom of society
   • 1976, Юрий Трифонов (Yury Trifonov), Дом на набережной (The House on the Embankment):

     Что́-то когда́-то слы́шал о том, что Шулепа пропа́л, докати́лся до дна, но что́бы уж до сюда́? До ме́бельного?

     Štó-to kogdá-to slýšal o tom, što Šulepa propál, dokatílsja do dna, no štóby už do sjudá? Do mébelʹnovo?

     Somehow sometime, I heard about how Shulepa disappeared—fell to the bottom—but to here? To furniture sales?

Declension

Related terms

• бе́здна (bézdna)
• бездо́нный (bezdónnyj)
• дни́ще (dníšče)
• ле́чь на дно́ (léčʹ na dnó)
• поддо́н (poddón)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дно”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “дно”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volumes 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 257

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъno, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dúbna, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰnóm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dnô/

Noun

дно̏ n (Latin spelling dnȍ)

1. bottom

   На крају, када се кафа попије, онда се чита будућност из талога који остаје на дну шалице. ― In the end, when the coffee is drunk, the future is read from the sediment that remains at the bottom of the cup.

   • 1989, Ђорђе Балашевић (lyrics and music), “Ћалетова Песма”, in Ђорђе Балашевић (lyrics), Три послератна друга‎, performed by Ђорђе Балашевић, Нови Сад: Југотон:

     Не питај ме, ту пред свима
     Шта то на дну чаше има

     Never ask me in front of everyone
     What's at the bottom of the glass

Declension

Derived terms

• загледати чашићи у дно
• од врха до дна
• бити на дну

References

• “дно” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic дъно (dŭno), from Proto-Slavic *dъno (“bottom”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dubnas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubnos, from *dʰewb- (“deep”).

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Noun

дно • (dno) n inan (genitive дна, uncountable)

1. bed (of a river), bottom (of a lake)
2. (figurative) lowest stratum (of a capitalist society)

Declension

Noun

дно • (dno) n inan (genitive дна, nominative plural де́на, genitive plural ден)

1. bottom part (of an object)

Derived terms

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “дно”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “дно”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• “дно”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)