зной

See also: знои and зној

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *znojь. Probably a doublet of гной (gnoj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [znɔj]

• Audio:

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Noun

зной • (znoj) m (relational adjective зно́ен)

1. swelter, fervor (state)
2. scorching heat (condition of extreme temperature)

Declension

Declension of зной

	singular
indefinite	зной znoj
definite (subject form)	зно́ят znójat
definite (object form)	зно́я znója

Derived terms

• зноя́ (znojá, “to scorch”) (dialectal)

References

• “зной”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “зной”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *znojь. Cognate with Slovak znoj (“heath, sweat”), Polish znój (“heat”). An ancient stem in the form of -ju- is assumed. Compare dialectal Russian знеть (znetʹ), зне́ять (znéjatʹ, “to rot, to moulder, to incandesce”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [znoj]

• Audio:

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Noun

зной • (znoj) m inan (genitive зно́я, nominative plural зно́и, genitive plural зно́ев)

1. heatwave, heat, swelter

   Synonym: жара́ (žará)

Declension

Declension of зной (inan masc-form vowel-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	зно́й znój	зно́и znói
genitive	зно́я znója	зно́ев znójev
dative	зно́ю znóju	зно́ям znójam
accusative	зно́й znój	зно́и znói
instrumental	зно́ем znójem	зно́ями znójami
prepositional	зно́е znóje	зно́ях znójax

Related terms

• зно́йный (znójnyj)

References

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