See also: грянь

Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *granь.

Noun

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грань (granĭf

  1. side, edge
    • from Vita Constantini:
      естъ же сице прьвъіи грань [...] по семь же дроугъіи грань·
      estŭ že sice prĭvŭii granĭ [...] po semĭ že drugŭii granĭ·
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic грань (granĭ), from Proto-Slavic *granь.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡranʲ]
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Noun

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грань (granʹf inan (genitive гра́ни, nominative plural гра́ни, genitive plural гра́ней)

  1. facet, side (of an object with flat, sharply defined surfaces)
    Synonyms: фа́ска (fáska); (surface) пове́рхность (povérxnostʹ)
  2. (geometry) face (of a polyhedron)
  3. (figuratively) border, verge, brink
  4. (mathematics) bound (upper or lower)

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Further reading

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  • грань in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru