деньга

Russian

Pronunciation

  • де́ньга: IPA(key): [ˈdʲenʲɡə]
  • деньга́: IPA(key): [dʲɪnʲˈɡa]

Noun

де́ньга (dénʹga) f inan (genitive де́ньги, nominative plural де́ньги, genitive plural деньг)

  1. (numismatics, historical) denga (an old Russian coin)

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Descendants

Usage notes

  • This word, with the stress on the first syllable, is the origin of the modern word де́ньги (dénʹgi, money), which is now only used in plural. деньга́ (denʹgá) with the stress on the 2nd syllable is used colloquially in modern Russian and often considered slang or non-standard.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dʲɪnʲˈɡa]

Noun

деньга́ (denʹgá) f inan (genitive деньги́, nominative plural *деньги́, genitive plural *деньг)

  1. (low colloquial) money, dough
  2. (low colloquial) coin, note

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See also

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