Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian ве́ресень (véresenʹ), from earlier Old Ruthenian вресень, врешень (vresenʹ, vrešenʹ), remodeled after native ве́ресъ (véres), from Middle Polish wrzesień, from Proto-Slavic *versьnь.[1] By surface analysis, ве́рес (véres, heather) +‎ -ень (-enʹ), since heather flowers in September. Compare Belarusian ве́расень (vjérasjenʹ, September) and Polish wrzesień.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʋɛresenʲ]
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Noun

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ве́ресень (véresenʹm inan (genitive ве́ресня, nominative plural ве́ресні, genitive plural ве́реснів, relational adjective вересне́вий)

  1. September

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1980), “Ве́расень”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 2 (ва – вяшчэ́ль), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 85