дерево

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dȇrvo.

Pronunciation

  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈdɛrɛʋɔ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɛrʲɛʋɔ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɛrʲɛʋɔ/
  • Hyphenation: де‧ре‧во

Noun

дерево (derevo) n

  1. tree

Declension

Descendants

References

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic дерево (derevo), from Proto-Slavic *dervo, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru, whence English tree. Doublet of дре́во (drévo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdʲerʲɪvə]
  • (file)

Noun

де́рево (dérevo) n inan (genitive де́рева, nominative plural дере́вья or дерева́*, genitive plural дере́вьев or дере́в* or дерёв*, related adjective древе́сный or деревя́нный, diminutive де́ревце or деревцо́) (* Obsolete.)

  1. tree
    каучу́ковое де́ревоkaučúkovoje dérevorubber tree
    каме́дное де́ревоkamédnoje dérevogum tree, sweet gum
    ли́ственное де́ревоlístvennoje dérevofoliage tree
    хво́йное де́ревоxvójnoje dérevoconifer
  2. wood (only singular)
    де́рево-ка́меньdérevo-kámenʹpetrified wood
    кра́сное де́ревоkrásnoje dérevomahogany
    чёрное де́ревоčórnoje dérevoebony
    резьба́ по де́ревуrezʹbá po dérevuwoodcutting, wood engraving
Note: the irregular soft ending of this plural was originally used to form feminine collective nouns.

Declension

See also

Rusyn

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dervo, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru.

Noun

дерево (derevo)

  1. tree
  2. wood

Further reading

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dervo, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru. Doublet of дре́во (drévo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛrewɔ]
  • (file)

Noun

де́рево (dérevo) n inan (genitive де́рева, nominative plural дере́ва, genitive plural дере́в, related adjective дерев'я́ний, diminutive деревце́ or де́ревце)

  1. tree
  2. wood

Declension

References

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