днесь

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic дьньсь (dĭnĭsĭ), from Proto-Slavic *dьnьsь (“today”), from *dьnь (“day”) + *sь (“this”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dʲnʲesʲ]

Adverb

днесь • (dnesʹ)

1. (obsolete) now, nowadays, today

   Synonyms: ны́не (nýne), ны́нче (nýnče), сего́дня (sevódnja), тепе́рь (tepérʹ)

Related terms

• подне́сь (podnésʹ)

References

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

Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьnьsь (“today”), from *dьnь (“day”) + *sь (“this”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dnesʲ/

Adverb

днесь • (dnesʹ) (днесь)

1. today

   Synonym: днеська (dnesʹka)