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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *elỳ.
Pronunciation
Noun
оле́нь • (olénʹ) m anim (genitive оле́ня, nominative plural оле́ни, genitive plural оле́ней)
- deer
- се́верный оле́нь ― sévernyj olénʹ ― reindeer
- америка́нский се́верный оле́нь ― amerikánskij sévernyj olénʹ ― caribou
- безро́гий оле́нь ― bezrógij olénʹ ― pollard
- благоро́дный оле́нь ― blagoródnyj olénʹ ― stag, red deer, elk (U.S.) (Cervus elaphus)
- настоя́щий оле́нь ― nastojáščij olénʹ ― stag, red deer, elk (U.S.) (Cervus elaphus)
- buck, stag (male deer)
- (colloquial, derogatory) dimwit, fool, narrow-minded individual
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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *elỳ.
Pronunciation
Noun
о́лень • (ólenʹ) m animal (genitive о́леня, nominative plural о́лені, genitive plural о́ленів, feminine олени́ця, relational adjective оле́нячий, diminutive оленя́)
- deer
Declension
Declension of о́лень (animal soft masc-form accent-a)
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