стезя

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic стьзꙗ (stĭzja), from Proto-Slavic *stьdza (“path”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *stigaˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *stigʰ-eh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʲtʲɪˈzʲa]

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Noun

стезя́ • (stezjá) f inan (genitive стези́, nominative plural стези́, genitive plural стезе́й)

1. (poetic) path, way

   Synonyms: доро́га (doróga), путь (putʹ), тротуа́р (trotuár), у́лица (úlica), шоссе́ (šossɛ́)

Declension

Declension of стезя́ (inan fem-form soft-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	стезя́ stezjá	стези́ stezí
genitive	стези́ stezí	стезе́й stezéj
dative	стезе́ stezé	стезя́м stezjám
accusative	стезю́ stezjú	стези́ stezí
instrumental	стезёй, стезёю stezjój, stezjóju	стезя́ми stezjámi
prepositional	стезе́ stezé	стезя́х stezjáx

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:стезя.

Related terms

• на́стежь (nástežʹ)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic стьзꙗ (stĭzja), from Proto-Slavic *stьdza (“path”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *stigaˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *stigʰ-eh₂..

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [steˈzʲa]

Noun

стезя́ • (stezjá) f inan (genitive стезі́, nominative plural стезі́, genitive plural стезе́й)

1. (archaic) path, trail
2. (literary, figurative) path in life

Declension

Declension of стезя́ (inan soft fem-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	стезя́ stezjá	стезі́ stezí
genitive	стезі́ stezí	стезе́й stezéj
dative	стезі́ stezí	стезя́м stezjám
accusative	стезю́ stezjú	стезі́ stezí
instrumental	стезе́ю stezéju	стезя́ми stezjámy
locative	стезі́ stezí	стезя́х stezjáx
vocative	стезе́ stezé	стезі́ stezí