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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic твьрдь (tvĭrdĭ), from Proto-Slavic *tvьrdь. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic тврьдь (tvrĭdĭ, “citadel, base, firmament”) and archaic Bulgarian твърд (tvǎrd, “earth, sky, citadel, firmament”). Compare also твёрдый (tvjórdyj, “hard, firm”).
Pronunciation
Noun
твердь • (tverdʹ) f inan (genitive тве́рди, nominative plural тве́рди, genitive plural тве́рдей)
- (poetic, stilted) dry land, earth
- (poetic, stilted) firmament
- небе́сная твердь ― nebésnaja tverdʹ ― firmament
Declension