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Russian
Alternative forms
Etymology
First attested in 1865. Borrowed from French rayon, from rai + -on, from Latin radius.
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Is this from French "rayon" etymology 1 (< Latin radius) or etymology 2 (< Frankish for honeycomb)? Our English article raion disagrees.”
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Regardless of etymology, not cognate with the English region, of which it is a false friend.
Pronunciation
Noun
райо́н • (rajón) m inan (genitive райо́на, nominative plural райо́ны, genitive plural райо́нов, relational adjective райо́нный)
- district
- region, area
Declension
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Descendants
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “район”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “район”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volumes 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 96
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- р-н. (r-n.) (abbreviation)
Pronunciation
Noun
райо́н • (rajón) m inan (genitive райо́ну, nominative plural райо́ни, genitive plural райо́нів)
- district
- region, area
- raion
Declension
Declension of райо́н (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
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