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Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dęsna.
Pronunciation
Noun
де́сна • (désna) f (dialectal)
- gum (soft tissue around the teeth)
Usage notes
In those dialects, in which the word is still attested, it is typically used as plurale tantum де́сни pl (désni).
Declension
References
- “десни”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “десна”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 347
- “дѧснꙑ”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Russian дясна́ (djasná), from Proto-Slavic *dęsna, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.
Pronunciation
Noun
десна́ • (desná) f inan (genitive десны́, nominative plural дёсны, genitive plural дёсен)
- gum (soft tissue around the teeth)
Declension