ясен

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈja̟sɛn]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -asɛn
• Homophone: Ясен (Jasen)
• Syllabification^(key): я‧сен
• Hyphenation^(key): ясен

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ěsnъ.

Adjective

я́сен • (jásen) (adverb я́сно)

1. bright, clear (not obscured)
2. straightforward

Declension

Positive forms of я́сен

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
indefinite	я́сен jásen	я́сна jásna	я́сно jásno	я́сни jásni
definite (subject form)	я́сният jásnijat	я́сната jásnata	я́сното jásnoto	я́сните jásnite
definite (object form)	я́сния jásnija

Comparative forms of я́сен

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
indefinite	по́-я́сен pó-jásen	по́-я́сна pó-jásna	по́-я́сно pó-jásno	по́-я́сни pó-jásni
definite (subject form)	по́-я́сният pó-jásnijat	по́-я́сната pó-jásnata	по́-я́сното pó-jásnoto	по́-я́сните pó-jásnite
definite (object form)	по́-я́сния pó-jásnija

Superlative forms of я́сен

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
indefinite	на́й-я́сен náj-jásen	на́й-я́сна náj-jásna	на́й-я́сно náj-jásno	на́й-я́сни náj-jásni
definite (subject form)	на́й-я́сният náj-jásnijat	на́й-я́сната náj-jásnata	на́й-я́сното náj-jásnoto	на́й-я́сните náj-jásnite
definite (object form)	на́й-я́сния náj-jásnija

Related terms

• искра́ (iskrá, “spark”) (0-grade)

References

• “я̀сен (прил.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “ясен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• “ꙗснъ”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2026

ясен

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *àsenь (n-stem). Doublet of о́сен (ósen).

Noun

я́сен • (jásen) m (relational adjective я́сенов)

1. ash (tree of genus Fraxinus)

Declension

Declension of я́сен

	singular	plural
indefinite	я́сен jásen	я́сени jáseni
definite (subject form)	я́сенът jásenǎt	я́сените jásenite
definite (object form)	я́сена jásena
count form	—	я́сена jásena

References

• “я̀сен (същ.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjæsʲɪn]

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Adjective

я́сен • (jásen)

1. short masculine singular of я́сный (jásnyj)

Ukrainian

Ясен Масарика (Ужгород)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjasen]

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *àsenь.

Noun

я́сен • (jásen) m inan (genitive я́сена, nominative plural ясени́, genitive plural ясені́в)

1. ash, ash tree (tree of the genus Fraxinus)

Declension

Declension of я́сен
(inan hard masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	я́сен jásen	ясени́ jasený
genitive	я́сена jásena	ясені́в jasenív
dative	я́сенові, я́сену jásenovi, jásenu	ясена́м jasenám
accusative	я́сен jásen	ясени́ jasený
instrumental	я́сеном jásenom	ясена́ми jasenámy
locative	я́сені jáseni	ясена́х jasenáx
vocative	я́сене jásene	ясени́ jasený

Alternative forms

• я́сень (jásenʹ)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

я́сен • (jásen) n inan pl

1. genitive plural of я́сна (jásna)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

я́сен • (jásen)

1. masculine short form of я́сни́й (jásnýj)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ясен”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “ясен”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “ясен”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “ясен”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[1]
• “ясен”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “ясен”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua]‎^[2]