Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *dolnь.

Noun

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длань (dlanĭf

  1. palm (of the hand)

Descendants

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  • Russian: длань (dlanʹ)
  • Bulgarian: длан (dlan)

Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic длань (dlanĭ). Doublet of ладо́нь (ladónʹ), the inherited Old East Slavic form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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длань (dlanʹf inan (genitive дла́ни, nominative plural дла́ни, genitive plural дла́ней)

  1. (archaic or poetic) palm (of the hand)

Declension

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See also

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “длань”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress