See also: зеленъ

Russian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzʲelʲɪnʲ]
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  • Hyphenation: зе́‧лень

Noun

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зе́лень (zélenʹf inan (genitive зе́лени, nominative plural зе́лени, genitive plural зе́леней)

  1. (collective) greenery, verdure (vegetation)
  2. (collective) greens (leaves and green stems of plants eaten as vegetables or in salads)
  3. green (color or pigment)
  4. (colloquial) dollars, greenbacks

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Etymology

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Related to зеле́ний (zelényj). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

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зе́лень (zélenʹf inan (genitive зе́лені, uncountable)

  1. (collective) greenery, verdure (green vegetation)
    Synonyms: (dialectal) зелени́на f (zelenýna), (dialectal) зе́лення n (zélennja)
  2. (collective) greens (leaves and leaf-like parts of edible plants when eaten as vegetables or in salads)
    Synonym: (dialectal) зелени́на f (zelenýna)
  3. green (color/colour)
  4. green (any substance or pigment of a green colour)
  5. (collective, slang, money) dollars, greenbacks

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