днесь

Carpathian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьnьsь (“today”), from *dьnь (“day”) + *sь (“this”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dnesʲ/

Adverb

днесь • (dnesʹ) (днесь)

1. today

   Synonym: днеська (dnesʹka)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic дьньсь (dĭnĭsĭ), from Proto-Slavic *dьnьsь (“today”), from *dьnь (“day”) + *sь (“this”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dʲnʲesʲ]

Adverb

днесь • (dnesʹ)

1. (obsolete) now, nowadays, today

   Synonyms: ны́не (nýne), ны́нче (nýnče), сего́дня (sevódnja), тепе́рь (tepérʹ)

Related terms

• подне́сь (podnésʹ)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “днесь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьnьsь, from *dьnь (“day”) + *sь (“this”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dnɛsʲ]

Adverb

днесь • (dnesʹ)

1. (obsolete or dialectal) today

   Synonym: сього́дні (sʹohódni)

References

• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “днесь”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN