сечень

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sěťi, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (to cut). Cognates include Ukrainian сі́чень (síčenʹ, January), Polish styczeń, Serbo-Croatian siječanj, and Macedonian сечко (sečko, February). Related to сечь (sečʹ, to cut, chop, hew), referring to the cutting and chopping of wood at this time of year.

Pronunciation

Noun

се́чень (séčenʹm inan (genitive се́чня or се́ченя, nominative plural се́чни or се́чени, genitive plural се́чней or се́ченей)

  1. (archaic) February
    Synonyms: (regular term) февра́ль (fevrálʹ), (archaic) сне́жень (snéženʹ), (archaic, Ukraine) лю́тый (ljútyj)
  2. (archaic, Ukraine) January
    Synonyms: (regular term) янва́рь (janvárʹ), (archaic) про́синец (prósinec)

Declension