олень
Russian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *(j)elenь, Proto-Indo-European *h₁el-(h₁)en- (“red deer, elk”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἑλλός (hellós, “deer-calf”), ἔλαφος (élaphos, “deer”), Lithuanian elnias, Old Armenian եղն (ełn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐˈlʲenʲ]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -enʲ
Noun
оле́нь • (olénʹ) m anim (genitive оле́ня, nominative plural оле́ни, genitive plural оле́ней)
- deer
- 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
Declension
Declension of оле́нь (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of оле́нь (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-a)
See also
- лось m (losʹ)
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