поляна

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *poľana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [poˈlʲa̟nɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -anɐ
• Syllabification^(key): по‧ля‧на

Noun

поля́на • (poljána) f (diminutive поля́нка)

1. meadow, glade, clearing

Declension

Declension of поля́на

	singular	plural
indefinite	поля́на poljána	поля́ни poljáni
definite	поля́ната poljánata	поля́ните poljánite

References

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

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *poľana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɐˈlʲanə]

• Audio:

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Noun

поля́на • (poljána) f inan (genitive поля́ны, nominative plural поля́ны, genitive plural поля́н, diminutive поля́нка)

1. meadow, glade, clearing
2. (slang) a lavish, celebratory meal
3. (slang, gambling) felt, board

Declension

Declension of поля́на (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	поля́на poljána	поля́ны poljány
genitive	поля́ны poljány	поля́н polján
dative	поля́не poljáne	поля́нам poljánam
accusative	поля́ну poljánu	поля́ны poljány
instrumental	поля́ной, поля́ною poljánoj, poljánoju	поля́нами poljánami
prepositional	поля́не poljáne	поля́нах poljánax

Pre-reform declension of поля́на (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	поля́на poljána	поля́ны poljány
genitive	поля́ны poljány	поля́нъ polján
dative	поля́нѣ poljáně	поля́намъ poljánam
accusative	поля́ну poljánu	поля́ны poljány
instrumental	поля́ной, поля́ною poljánoj, poljánoju	поля́нами poljánami
prepositional	поля́нѣ poljáně	поля́нахъ poljánax

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *poľana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɔˈlʲanɐ]

Noun

поля́на • (poljána) f inan (genitive поля́ни, nominative plural поля́ни, genitive plural поля́н, diminutive поля́нка)

1. meadow, glade, clearing
2. (colloquial, slang) a celebratory meal

Declension

Declension of поля́на
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	поля́на poljána	поля́ни poljány
genitive	поля́ни poljány	поля́н polján
dative	поля́ні poljáni	поля́нам poljánam
accusative	поля́ну poljánu	поля́ни poljány
instrumental	поля́ною poljánoju	поля́нами poljánamy
locative	поля́ні poljáni	поля́нах poljánax
vocative	поля́но poljáno	поля́ни poljány

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “поляна”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “поляна”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN