дыня
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Дыня
Belarusian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old East Slavic дꙑнꙗ (dynja), from Proto-Slavic *dyňa, from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (μῆλον) (kudṓnion (mêlon), “quince”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ды́ня • (dýnja) f inan (genitive ды́ні, nominative plural ды́ні, genitive plural дынь or ды́няў)
Declension
Declension of ды́ня (inan soft fem-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ды́ня dýnja |
ды́ні dýni |
| genitive | ды́ні dýni |
дынь, ды́няў dynʹ, dýnjaŭ |
| dative | ды́ні dýni |
ды́ням dýnjam |
| accusative | ды́ню dýnju |
ды́ні dýni |
| instrumental | ды́няй, ды́няю dýnjaj, dýnjaju |
ды́нямі dýnjami |
| locative | ды́ні dýni |
ды́нях dýnjax |
| count form | — | ды́ні1 dýni1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “дыня” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic дꙑнꙗ (dynja), from Proto-Slavic *dyňa, from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (μῆλον) (kudṓnion (mêlon), “quince”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ды́ня • (dýnja) f inan (genitive ды́ни, nominative plural ды́ни, genitive plural дынь, relational adjective ды́нный, diminutive ды́нька)
Declension
Descendants
- → Yakut: дыня (dına)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дыня”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Yakut
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian дыня (dynja).
Noun
дыня • (dına)