Old Ruthenian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic дрѣво (drěvo), from Old Church Slavonic дрѣво (drěvo), from Proto-Slavic *dȇrvo. Doublet of дерево (derevo), an inherited form.

Noun

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древо (drevon

  1. tree
    Synonym: дерево (derevo)
  2. wood, timber
    Synonym: дерево (derevo)
  3. handle
  4. Synonym of копье (kopʹje, javelin, spear)
  5. shaft (wooden part of a weapon)
  6. cross (instrument of torture)
    Synonyms: дерево (derevo), крестъ (krest)
  7. stick, staff; pointer

Descendants

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  • Belarusian: дрэ́ва (dréva)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: дре́во (drévo) (poetic, regional)
  • Ukrainian: дре́во (drévo)

References

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  • Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1989), “древо”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 9 (дорогоценный – жеребей), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, →ISBN, page 70
  • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1977), “*дрѣво”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 328
  • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (2001), “древо, дрѣво, дрово”, in Словник української мови XVI – 1-ї пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language of 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 8 (десѧтинный – дѣдичство), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 202

Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic дрѣво (drěvo). Doublet of де́рево (dérevo), the inherited Old East Slavic form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdrʲevə]
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Noun

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дре́во (drévon inan (genitive дре́ва, nominative plural древеса́, genitive plural древе́с)

  1. (archaic or literary) tree

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Noun

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дре́во (drévon inan (genitive дре́ва, nominative plural дре́ва, genitive plural древ)

  1. tree (in the expressions родосло́вное дре́во (rodoslóvnoje drévo, family tree), генеалоги́ческое дре́во (genealogíčeskoje drévo, family tree), дре́во жи́зни (drévo žízni, tree of life))

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References

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

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