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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old East Slavic дьнь (dĭnĭ), from Proto-Slavic *dьnь (“day”). Compare Belarusian дзень (dzjenʹ), Ukrainian день (denʹ), Bulgarian ден (den), Sanskrit दिन (dina).
Noun
день • (denʹ) m inan (genitive дня, nominative plural дни, genitive plural дней, relational adjective дневно́й, diminutive денёк)
- day, daytime
- Antonym: ночь (nočʹ)
- в де́нь ― v dénʹ ― per day
- ве́сь де́нь ― vésʹ dénʹ ― all day
- де́нь за днём ― dénʹ za dnjom ― day after day
- де́нь ото дня́ ― dénʹ oto dnjá ― from day to day
- де́нь рожде́ния ― dénʹ roždénija ― birthday
- днём ― dnjom ― by day, during the day
- и́зо дня́ в де́нь ― ízo dnjá v dénʹ ― day by day
- на дня́х ― na dnjáx ― the other day
- на э́тих дня́х ― na étix dnjáx ― one of these days
- рабо́чий де́нь ― rabóčij dénʹ ― work day
- afternoon, early evening
- в 3 часа́ дня́ ― v 3 časá dnjá ― at 3 o’clock in the afternoon
- в 7 часо́в дня́ ― v 7 časóv dnjá ― at 7 o’clock in the evening
Declension
Derived terms
- весь де́нь (vesʹ dénʹ, “all day”)
- де́нь незави́симости (dénʹ nezavísimosti, “Independence Day”)
- День благодаре́ния (Denʹ blagodarénija, “Thanksgiving”)
- (humorous) день варе́нья (denʹ varénʹja, “jam day, birthday”)
- День всех святы́х (Denʹ vsex svjatýx, “All Saints' Day”)
- День дурака́ (Denʹ duraká, “April Fool's Day”)
- День Зна́ний (Denʹ Znánij, “Knowledge Day”)
- День Побе́ды (Denʹ Pobédy, “Victory Day”)
- день рожде́ния (denʹ roždénija, “birthday”)
- до́брый день (dóbryj denʹ, “good afternoon”)
- це́лый день (célyj denʹ, “all day”)
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
день • (denʹ)
- second-person singular imperative perfective of деть (detʹ)
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic дьнь (dĭnĭ), from Proto-Slavic *dьnь (“day”). Cognate with Belarusian дзень (dzjenʹ), Russian день (denʹ), Bulgarian ден (den), Sanskrit दिन (dina).
Pronunciation
Noun
день • (denʹ) m inan (genitive дня, nominative plural дні, genitive plural днів)
- day
Declension
Declension of день (inan soft masc-form accent-b reduc)
Antonyms
Derived terms
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