средостение
Russian
Etymology
From Latin mediastinum
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [srʲɪdɐˈsʲtʲenʲɪje]
Noun
средосте́ние • (sredosténije) n inan (genitive средосте́ния, nominative plural средосте́ния, genitive plural средосте́ний)
- Mediastinum; a membranous cavity between two other organs; the space between two lungs [1]
- (figurative) The center or heart of something; lying between two things.
- 2004, Игорь Изборцев [Igorʹ Izborcev], Да любите друг друга [Da ljubite drug druga], Санкт-Петербург: Статись, page 48:
- Место средостения неба и земли
- Mesto sredostenija neba i zemli
- The place of meeting/mediastinum of Heaven and Earth
Declension
Declension of средостениё (inan neut-form i-stem accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | средостениё sredostenijó |
средостения́ sredostenijá |
| genitive | средостения́ sredostenijá |
средостени́й sredosteníj |
| dative | средостению́ sredostenijú |
средостения́м sredostenijám |
| accusative | средостениё sredostenijó |
средостения́ sredostenijá |
| instrumental | средостениём sredostenijóm |
средостения́ми sredostenijámi |
| prepositional | средостение́ sredostenijé |
средостения́х sredostenijáx |
References
- ^ “Oxford Dictionary of Biology” , 6th edition, s.v. “mediastinum”