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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Originally meant "Christian holiday". Doublet of кано́н (kanón).
Pronunciation
Noun
кану́н • (kanún) m inan (genitive кану́на, nominative plural кану́ны, genitive plural кану́нов)
- eve
Declension
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References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “канун”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress