Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dęsna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *déntsnāˀ, from *dantís, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /dêːsni/
  • Hyphenation: дес‧ни

Noun edit

де̑сни f (Latin spelling dȇsni)

  1. (plural only) gums
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Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *desnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *déśinas, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱsinos, from *deḱs-.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /děsniː/
  • Hyphenation: дес‧ни

Adjective edit

дѐснӣ (Latin spelling dèsnī)

  1. right
  2. right-wing
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