олень
Russian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *(j)elenь, Proto-Indo-European *h₁el-(h₁)en- (“red deer, elk”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“red deer, elk”), whence English elk. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἑλλός (hellós, “deer-calf”), ἔλαφος (élaphos, “deer”), Lithuanian elnias, Old Armenian եղն (ełn).
Pronunciation
Noun
оле́нь • (olénʹ) m anim (genitive оле́ня, nominative plural оле́ни, genitive plural оле́ней)
- deer
- се́верный оле́нь ― sévernyj olénʹ ― reindeer
- америка́нский се́верный оле́нь ― amerikánskij sévernyj olénʹ ― caribou
- безро́гий оле́нь ― bezrógij olénʹ ― pollard
- благоро́дный оле́нь ― blagoródnyj olénʹ ― stag, red deer, elk (U.S.) (Cervus elaphus)
- настоя́щий оле́нь ― nastojáščij olénʹ ― stag, red deer, elk (U.S.) (Cervus elaphus)
- buck, stag (male deer)
- (colloquial, derogatory) dimwit, fool, narrow-minded individual
Declension
Declension of оле́нь (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of оле́нь (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-a)
Related terms
See also
- лось m (losʹ)
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *(j)elenь, Proto-Indo-European *h₁el-(h₁)en- (“red deer, elk”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“red deer, elk”), whence English elk. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἑλλός (hellós, “deer-calf”), ἔλαφος (élaphos, “deer”), Lithuanian elnias, Old Armenian եղն (ełn).
Pronunciation
Noun
о́лень • (ólenʹ) m animal (genitive о́леня, nominative plural о́лені, genitive plural о́ленів)
Declension
Declension of о́лень (animal soft masc-form accent-a)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | о́лень ólenʹ |
о́лені óleni |
genitive | о́леня ólenja |
о́ленів óleniv |
dative | о́леневі, о́леню ólenevi, ólenju |
о́леням ólenjam |
accusative | о́леня ólenja |
о́лені, о́ленів óleni, óleniv |
instrumental | о́ленем ólenem |
о́ленями ólenjamy |
locative | о́леневі, о́леню, о́лені ólenevi, ólenju, óleni |
о́ленях ólenjax |
vocative | о́леню ólenju |
о́лені óleni |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “олень”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “олень”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
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