накануне

Russian

Etymology

Univerbation of на кану́не (na kanúnje).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nəkɐˈnunʲe]
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Adverb

накану́не • (nakanúne)

  1. the day before
    Coordinate term: вчера́ (včerá, “yesterday”)
    Coordinate term: на сле́дующий день (na slédujuščij denʹ, “the next day, the day after”)
  2. on the eve of
    накану́не ве́чером ― nakanúne véčerom ― overnight
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