олень
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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *elỳ.
Pronunciation
Noun
оле́нь • (olénʹ) m anim (genitive оле́ня, nominative plural оле́ни, genitive plural оле́ней)
- deer
- се́верный оле́нь ― sévernyj olénʹ ― reindeer
- америка́нский се́верный оле́нь ― amerikánskij sévernyj olénʹ ― caribou
- безро́гий оле́нь ― bezrógij olénʹ ― pollard
- благоро́дный оле́нь ― blagoródnyj olénʹ ― stag, red deer, elk (U.S.) (Cervus elaphus)
- настоя́щий оле́нь ― nastojáščij olénʹ ― stag, red deer, elk (U.S.) (Cervus elaphus)
- buck, stag (male deer)
- (colloquial, derogatory) dimwit, fool, narrow-minded individual
Declension
Declension of оле́нь (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of оле́нь (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-a)
Derived terms
Compound words:
- оленево́д m anim (olenevód, noun)
- оленево́дство n (olenevódstvo, noun)
Compounds:
- жук-оле́нь m anim (žuk-olénʹ, noun)
Descendants
See also
- лось m (losʹ)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “олень”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “олень”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *elỳ.
Pronunciation
Noun
о́лень • (ólenʹ) m animal (genitive о́леня, nominative plural о́лені, genitive plural о́ленів, female equivalent олени́ця, relational adjective оле́нячий, diminutive оленя́)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | о́лень ólenʹ |
о́лені óleni |
| genitive | о́леня ólenja |
о́ленів óleniv |
| dative | о́леневі, о́леню ólenevi, ólenju |
о́леням ólenjam |
| accusative | о́леня ólenja |
о́лені, о́ленів óleni, óleniv |
| instrumental | о́ленем ólenem |
о́ленями ólenjamy |
| locative | о́леневі, о́леню, о́лені ólenevi, ólenju, óleni |
о́ленях ólenjax |
| vocative | о́леню ólenju |
о́лені óleni |
Derived terms
- олени́на (olenýna)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “олень”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “олень”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)