дверь

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic двьрь (dvĭrĭ), from Proto-Slavic *dvьrь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dwírs, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwṓr, whence English door, Lithuanian durys, Latin forum, Sanskrit द्वार (dvā́ra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dvʲerʲ]
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Noun

дверь • (dverʹ) f inan (genitive две́ри or двери́*, nominative plural две́ри, genitive plural двере́й, related adjective дверно́й, diminutive две́рка or две́рца) (* See usage note.)

  1. door
    в дверя́х ― v dverjáx ― in the doorway
    поли́тика откры́тых двере́й ― polítika otkrýtyx dveréj ― open-door policy
    при закры́тых дверя́х ― pri zakrýtyx dverjáx ― behind closed doors; in private

Usage notes

Some speakers place a stress on the final syllable in genitive, dative or prepositional singular constructions with prepositions, such as "у двери́ (u dverí, “by the door”)", "к двери́", "без двери́ (bez dverí, “without a door”)", "из двери́ (iz dverí, “(out) from the door”)", "от двери́ (ot dverí, “(away) from the door”)", "до двери́ (do dverí, “up to / until the door”)" or (less commonly) "о двери́ (o dverí, “about the door”)".

Declension

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