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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic пьрѣниѥ (pĭrěnije), from Proto-Slavic *pьrěnьje, from Proto-Slavic *pьrěti. Analysable as пре́ть (prétʹ) + -е́ния (-énija).
Pronunciation
Noun
пре́ния • (prénija) n inan pl (genitive пре́ний, plural only)
- debate, discussion
- суде́бные пре́ния ― sudébnyje prénija ― pleadings
- открыва́ть/прекраща́ть пре́ния ― otkryvátʹ/prekraščátʹ prénija ― to open/close the debate
- прекраще́ние пре́ний ― prekraščénije prénij ― closure of the debate
Declension
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plural
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| nominative
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пре́ния
prénija
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| genitive
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пре́ний
prénij
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| dative
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пре́ниям
prénijam
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| accusative
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пре́ния
prénija
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| instrumental
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пре́ниями
prénijami
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| prepositional
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пре́ниях
prénijax
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Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “прение”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress