днес

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

дне́ска (dnéska)
де́нес (dénes), де́неска (déneska), дене́ска (denéska), де́неси (dénesi), дене́си (denési) – dialectal
дънъс (dǎnǎs) – Torlakian dialect

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [dnɛs]

Adverb

днес • (dnes) (no comparative)

today (on the current day)
Днес пе́тък ли е?
Dnes pétǎk li e?
Is it Friday today?
today, at present, now, nowadays, these days

Derived terms

дне́шен (dnéšen, “of today”)

References

днес in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
Georgiev V. I., editor (1971), “днес, днеска”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 400

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