стена

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Contents 1 Russian 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Declension 1.3.2 Derived terms 2 Serbo-Croatian 2.1 Alternative forms 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Declension

[edit] Russian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *stěna.

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[edit] Noun

стена (stená) f.

1. wall

   запере́ться/жить в четырёх стена́х — to immure oneself

   би́ться голово́й об сте́ну — to beat one’s head against the wall

   как об сте́ну горох — like talking to a stone wall

   как за ка́менной сте́ной — safe

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• застенок
• стенка
• стенгазета
• стенной

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

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• (Ijekavian): стије́на
• (Ikavian): stina

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *stěna.

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сте́на f. (Roman spelling sténa)

1. rock (naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter)

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