весна

See also: Весна

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• ⰲⰵⱄⱀⰰ (vesna) — Glagolitic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vesna, from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (“spring”). Cognate with Lithuanian vasara, Sanskrit वसर् (vasar, “morning”) and वसन्त (vasantá, “spring”), Persian بهار (bahâr, “spring”), Ancient Greek ἔαρ (éar), Latin ver, Old Armenian գարուն (garun), Old Norse vár.

Noun

весна • (vesna) f

1. spring

Declension

Declension of весна (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	весна vesna	веснѣ vesně	веснꙑ vesny
genitive	веснꙑ vesny	весноу vesnu	веснъ vesnŭ
dative	веснѣ vesně	веснама vesnama	веснамъ vesnamŭ
accusative	веснѫ vesnǫ	веснѣ vesně	веснꙑ vesny
instrumental	весноѭ vesnojǫ	веснама vesnama	веснами vesnami
locative	веснѣ vesně	весноу vesnu	веснахъ vesnaxŭ
vocative	весно vesno	веснѣ vesně	веснꙑ vesny

References

• “весна”, in GORAZD (overall work in Czech, English, and Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2025

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vesna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vʲɪsˈna]

• Audio:

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Noun

весна́ • (vesná) f inan (genitive весны́, nominative plural вёсны, genitive plural вёсен, relational adjective весе́нний or ве́шний)

1. spring (season)

Declension

Declension of весна́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-d reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	весна́ vesná	вёсны vjósny
genitive	весны́ vesný	вёсен vjósen
dative	весне́ vesné	вёснам vjósnam
accusative	весну́ vesnú	вёсны vjósny
instrumental	весно́й, весно́ю vesnój, vesnóju	вёснами vjósnami
prepositional	весне́ vesné	вёснах vjósnax

Pre-reform declension of весна́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-d reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	весна́ vesná	вёсны vjósny
genitive	весны́ vesný	вёсенъ vjósen
dative	веснѣ́ vesně́	вёснамъ vjósnam
accusative	весну́ vesnú	вёсны vjósny
instrumental	весно́й, весно́ю vesnój, vesnóju	вёснами vjósnami
prepositional	веснѣ́ vesně́	вёснахъ vjósnax

Derived terms

• весе́нний (vesénnij)
• вешний (vešnij)
• весно́й (vesnój)
• весну́шка (vesnúška)
• весня́нка (vesnjánka)

Related terms

• предвесе́нье (predvesénʹje)

See also

Seasons in Russian · время года (vremja goda) (layout · text) · category
весна́ (vesná, “spring”)	ле́то (léto, “summer”)	о́сень (ósenʹ, “autumn”)	зима́ (zimá, “winter”)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vesna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋêsna/
• Hyphenation: ве‧сна

Noun

ве̏сна f (Latin spelling vȅsna)

1. (literary) spring

Declension

Declension of весна

	singular	plural
nominative	весна	весне
genitive	весне	весна
dative	весни	веснама
accusative	весну	весне
vocative	весно	весне
locative	весни	веснама
instrumental	весном	веснама

Further reading

• “весна”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vesna.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• IPA^(key): [ʋesˈna]

Noun

весна́ • (vesná) f inan (genitive весни́, nominative plural ве́сни, genitive plural ве́сен)

1. spring (season)

Declension

Declension of весна́
(inan hard fem-form accent-d/d' reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	весна́ vesná	ве́сни vésny
genitive	весни́ vesný	ве́сен vésen
dative	весні́ vesní	ве́снам vésnam
accusative	весну́, ве́сну vesnú, vésnu	ве́сни vésny
instrumental	весно́ю vesnóju	ве́снами vésnamy
locative	весні́ vesní	ве́снах vésnax
vocative	ве́сно vésno	ве́сни vésny

Derived terms

• навесні́ (navesní, “in (the) spring”)

See also

Seasons in Ukrainian · пори року (pory roku) (layout · text) · category
весна (vesna, “spring”)	літо (lito, “summer”)	осінь (osinʹ, “autumn”)	зима (zyma, “winter”)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “весна”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka