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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic [Term?], from Proto-Slavic *vojьnьnъ, from *vojьna (war) + *-ьnъ, from *vojьnъ, from *vojь (soldier) + *-ьnъ. By surface analysis, война́ (vojná) +‎ -ный (-nyj).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vɐˈjenːɨj]
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Adjective

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вое́нный (vojénnyj)

  1. (relational) war; military
  2. martial
  3. soldier

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Noun

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вое́нный (vojénnyjm anim (genitive вое́нного, nominative plural вое́нные, genitive plural вое́нных, feminine вое́нная)

  1. soldier, military man

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References

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  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “война”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 162