гнездо

See also: гніздо, гняздо, and гнѣздо

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gnězdo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nisdá, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡnɛˈzdɔ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -dɔ
• Syllabification^(key): гнез‧до

Noun

гнездо́ • (gnezdó) n

1. nest

Declension

Declension of гнездо́

	singular	plural
indefinite	гнездо́ gnezdó	гнезда́ gnezdá
definite	гнездо́то gnezdóto	гнезда́та gnezdáta

References

• “гнездо”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “гнездо”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gnězdo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nisdá, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡnɛzdɔ]

• Audio:

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Noun

гнездо • (gnezdo) n (diminutive гнезденце)

1. nest

   Synonyms: седело n (sedelo), седало n (sedalo)

Declension

Declension of гнездо

	singular	plural
indefinite	гнездо (gnezdo)	гнезда (gnezda)
definite unspecified	гнездото (gnezdoto)	гнездата (gnezdata)
definite proximal	гнездово (gnezdovo)	гнездава (gnezdava)
definite distal	гнездоно (gnezdono)	гнездана (gnezdana)
vocative	гнездо (gnezdo)	гнезда (gnezda)

Russian

Alternative forms

• гнѣздо́ (gnězdó) — pre-1918 spelling

Etymology

From Old East Slavic гнѣздо (gnězdo), from Proto-Slavic *gnězdo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nisdá, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (whence also Latin nīdus, English nest).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡnʲɪzˈdo]

• Audio:

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• Audio (Saint Petersburg):

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Noun

гнездо́ • (gnezdó) n inan (genitive гнезда́, nominative plural гнёзда, genitive plural гнёзд, relational adjective гнездово́й, diminutive гнёздышко)

1. nest, aerie

   вить гнездо́ ― vitʹ gnezdó ― build a nest

   стро́ить гнездо́ ― stróitʹ gnezdó ― build a nest

2. socket, bezel
3. (linguistics) group of words that are related in some way

Declension

Declension of гнездо́ (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-d) 

	singular	plural
nominative	гнездо́ gnezdó	гнёзда gnjózda
genitive	гнезда́ gnezdá	гнёзд gnjózd
dative	гнезду́ gnezdú	гнёздам gnjózdam
accusative	гнездо́ gnezdó	гнёзда gnjózda
instrumental	гнездо́м gnezdóm	гнёздами gnjózdami
prepositional	гнезде́ gnezdé	гнёздах gnjózdax

Derived terms

• гнезди́ться impf (gnezdítʹsja)
  • угнезди́ться pf (ugnezdítʹsja)
• гнездова́ние n (gnezdovánije)
• гнездова́ться impf (gnezdovátʹsja)
• гнездови́ще n (gnezdovíšče)
• гнездово́й (gnezdovój)
• гнездо́вье n (gnezdóvʹje)
• гнёздышко n (gnjózdyško)

Compounds:

• воро́нье гнездо́ n (vorónʹje gnezdó) (also figurative)
• оси́ное гнездо́ n (osínoje gnezdó) (also figurative)

Related terms

Via Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (*ní + *sed-):

• низ m (niz), ниц (nic); сиде́ть impf (sidétʹ)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “гнездо”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999), “гнездо”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 195
• Shansky, N. M., editor (1972), “гнездо”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 4 (Г), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 105
• Šanskij, N. M. (2004), “гнездо”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
• Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989), “гнездо”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 84
• Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010), “гнездо”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Contemporary Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 1: (А – Начальство), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 181
• Anikin, A. E. (2017), “гнездо”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 11 (глюки – грайка), Moscow: Nestor-Historia, →ISBN, page 40

Further reading

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “гнездо”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• гнијездо (Ijekavian)
• гниздо (Ikavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gnězdo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nisdá, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡněːzdo/
• Hyphenation: гне‧здо

Noun

гне́здо n (Latin spelling gnézdo)

1. nest

Declension

Declension of гнездо

	singular	plural
nominative	гнездо	гнезда
genitive	гнезда	гнезда
dative	гнезду	гнездима
accusative	гнездо	гнезда
vocative	гнездо	гнезда
locative	гнезду	гнездима
instrumental	гнездом	гнездима