сень

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See also: сэнь

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic сѣни (sěni, shade, shelter).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sʲenʲ]
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Noun

сень (senʹf inan (genitive се́ни, uncountable)

  1. canopy (in church)
  2. (poetic, obsolete) foliage, umbrage
  3. (figuratively) shade, shelter
    под се́ньюpod sénʹjuin the shadow of, under smb.'s care
    дере́вня приюти́лась под се́нью ле́саderévnja prijutílasʹ pod sénʹju lésathe village nestled in the shadows of the forest

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