сажень

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic сѧжень (sęženĭ), from Proto-Slavic *sęženь, from Proto-Indo-European *se(n)g-.

Pronunciation

Noun

саже́нь or са́жень (sažénʹ or sáženʹf inan (genitive саже́ни or са́жени, nominative plural саже́ни or са́жени, genitive plural саже́ней or сажене́й or са́жен)

  1. sazhen, old Russian unit of length equal to 3 arshins or 2.134 meters or 7 feet

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  • English: sazhen

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