древо
Russian
Alternative forms
- дрѣ́во (drě́vo) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic дрѣво (drěvo). Doublet of де́рево (dérevo), the inherited Old East Slavic form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdrʲevə]
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Noun
дре́во • (drévo) n inan (genitive дре́ва, nominative plural древеса́, genitive plural древе́с)
- (archaic or literary) tree
Declension
Declension of дре́во (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-c irreg)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | дре́во drévo | древеса́△ drevesá△ |
| genitive | дре́ва dréva | древе́с△ drevés△ |
| dative | дре́ву drévu | древеса́м△ drevesám△ |
| accusative | дре́во drévo | древеса́△ drevesá△ |
| instrumental | дре́вом drévom | древеса́ми△ drevesámi△ |
| prepositional | дре́ве dréve | древеса́х△ drevesáx△ |
△ Irregular.
Noun
дре́во • (drévo) n inan (genitive дре́ва, nominative plural дре́ва, genitive plural древ)
- tree (in the expressions родосло́вное дре́во (rodoslóvnoje drévo, “family tree”), генеалоги́ческое дре́во (genealogíčeskoje drévo, “family tree”), дре́во жи́зни (drévo žízni, “tree of life”))
Declension
Declension of дре́во (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | дре́во drévo | дре́ва dréva |
| genitive | дре́ва dréva | дре́в drév |
| dative | дре́ву drévu | дре́вам drévam |
| accusative | дре́во drévo | дре́ва dréva |
| instrumental | дре́вом drévom | дре́вами drévami |
| prepositional | дре́ве dréve | дре́вах drévax |
Related terms
- древко́ n (drevkó)
- древе́сный (drevésnyj)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “древо”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress