днесь

Carpathian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьnьsь (today), from *dьnь (day) + *sь (this).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdnɛsʲ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛsʲ
  • Syllabification: днесь

Adverb

днесь • (dnesʹ)

  1. today
    Synonym: дне́ська (dnésʹka)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic дьньсь (dĭnĭsĭ), from Proto-Slavic *dьnьsь (today), from *dьnь (day) + *sь (this).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dʲnʲesʲ]

Adverb

днесь • (dnesʹ)

  1. (obsolete) now, nowadays, today
    Synonyms: ны́не (nýne), ны́нче (nýnče), сего́дня (sevódnja), тепе́рь (tepérʹ)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “днесь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Anagrams

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьnьsь, from *dьnь (day) + *sь (this). Reanalize as день (denʹ) +‎ -сь (-sʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dnɛsʲ]

Adverb

днесь • (dnesʹ)

  1. (obsolete or dialectal) today
    Synonym: сього́дні (sʹohódni)

References

  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “днесь”, 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