заря

Russian

Заря́

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zořa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐˈrʲa]
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Noun

заря́ • (zarjá) f inan (genitive зари́, nominative plural зо́ри, genitive plural зорь, diminutive зо́рька or зо́ренька)

  1. dawn, daybreak
    на заре́ ― na zaré ― at the earliest stage, at the beginning (literally, “at the dawn”)
    от зари́ до зари́ ― ot zarí do zarí ― from morning to night, from dawn to dusk (literally, “from dawn to dawn”)
  2. dusk, nightfall
  3. (military) reveille
  4. (military) tattoo, retreat
  5. outset, start

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “заря”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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