дерево

Carpathian Rusyn

Etymology

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

Noun

дерево • (derevo)

  1. tree
  2. wood

Further reading

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

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “дерево”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volumes 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 653

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*, relational adjective древе́сный or деревя́нный, diminutive де́ревце or деревцо́) (* Obsolete.)

  1. tree
    каучу́ковое де́рево ― kaučúkovoje dérevo ― rubber tree
    каме́дное де́рево ― kamédnoje dérevo ― gum tree, sweet gum
    ли́ственное де́рево ― lístvennoje dérevo ― foliage tree
    хво́йное де́рево ― xvójnoje dérevo ― conifer
  2. wood (only singular)
    де́рево-ка́мень ― dérevo-kámenʹ ― petrified wood
    кра́сное де́рево ― krásnoje dérevo ― mahogany
    чёрное де́рево ― čórnoje dérevo ― ebony
    резьба́ по де́реву ― rezʹbá po dérevu ― woodcutting, wood engraving
Note: the irregular soft ending of this plural was originally used to form feminine collective nouns.

Declension

See also

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, relational adjective дерев'я́ний, diminutive деревце́ or де́ревце)

  1. tree
  2. wood

Declension

References

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