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первый

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Russian

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    Cardinal: оди́н (odín)
    Ordinal: пе́рвый (pérvyj)
    Ordinal abbreviation: 1-й (1-j), 1-ый (1-yj)
    Adverbial: одна́жды (odnáždy)
    Multiplier: одино́кий (odinókij), одино́чный (odinóčnyj), одина́рный (odinárnyj), однокра́тный (odnokrátnyj)
    Collective: оди́н (odín)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic пьрвъ (pĭrvŭ, “first”), from Proto-Slavic *pьrvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pírˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂wós, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“before, formerly; through, throughout”).

Baltic cognates include Lithuanian pi̇̀rmas (“first; primary”), Latvian pìrmaĩs, Old Prussian pirmas (“first”).

Indo-European cognates include Waigali pöv (“last year”), Sanskrit पूर्व (pū́rva, “foremost, first, previous”) and English fore and prime.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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пе́рвый • (pérvyj) (comparative (по)пе́рвее or (по)пе́рвей, superlative (наи)перве́йший, adverb во-пе́рвых or впервы́е (see перво́й (pervój) for more) or на́перво or пе́рво-на́перво or по́перву or сперва́, abstract noun (used in по пе́рвости (po pérvosti), else occasional) пе́рвость)

  1. first
    пе́рвый день неде́ли ― pérvyj denʹ nedéli ― the first day of the week
  2. chief, main
  3. number one, top

Declension

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Proverbs

Descendants

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  • → Kildin Sami: пе̄рвэ (pierve)
  • → Yakut: пиэрибэй (pieribey)

See also

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