сторона

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *storna. Doublet of страна́ (straná), a borrowing from old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [stərɐˈna]
  • (file)

Noun

сторона́ • (storoná) f inan (genitive стороны́, nominative plural сто́роны, genitive plural сторо́н, relational adjective сторо́нний, diminutive сторо́нка)

  1. side, hand, party
    с ле́вой стороны́ ― s lévoj storoný ― on the left side
    с одно́й стороны́ ― s odnój storoný ― on the one hand
    на той стороне́ у́лицы ― na toj storoné úlicy ― across the street
    в сто́рону от зри́телей ― v stóronu ot zrítelej ― aside from the audience
  2. direction, quarter
    с како́й стороны́ ве́тер? ― s kakój storoný véter? ― from what direction is the wind blowing?
    четы́ре стороны́ све́та ― četýre storoný svéta ― the four cardinal points
  3. place, region, country
    на́ сторону ― ná storonu ― abroad
  4. distance
    в стороне́ ― v storoné ― aloof, aside
    в сто́рону ― v stóronu ― aside, apart

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See also

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *storna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [stɔrɔˈna]
  • (file)

Noun

сторона́ • (storoná) f inan (genitive сторони́, nominative plural сто́рони, genitive plural сторі́н)

  1. side
  2. party, side
  3. country, land

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References

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