Russian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French moderne.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [mɐˈdɛrn] (phonetic respelling: модэ́рн)

Adjective edit

моде́рн (modɛ́rn) (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial) modern, contemporary, fashionable
    Synonyms: совреме́нный (sovreménnyj, contemporary), мо́дный (módnyj, fashionable), модерно́вый (modɛrnóvyj, fashionable, contemporary (colloquial))

Usage notes edit

  • Normally used either in the post-position or as a predicative adjective.

Noun edit

моде́рн (modɛ́rnm inan (genitive моде́рна, nominative plural моде́рны, genitive plural моде́рнов) or
моде́рн (modɛ́rnm inan (indeclinable)

  1. (art) modern style
    стиль моде́рнstilʹ modɛ́rnmodern style
    в сти́ле моде́рнv stíle modɛ́rnin the modern style
    архитекту́ра моде́рнаarxitektúra modɛ́rnamodern architecture

Usage notes edit

  • In the post-position the term is also used in the sense of "modern" (adjective)

Declension edit

or indeclinable