канун
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Originally meant "Christian holiday". Doublet of кано́н (kanón).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɐˈnun]
Noun
кану́н • (kanún) m inan (genitive кану́на, nominative plural кану́ны, genitive plural кану́нов)
Declension
Declension of кану́н (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
Derived terms
- накану́не (nakanúne)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “канун”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
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