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Noun

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лунь (lunʹm anim (genitive луня́, nominative plural луни́, genitive plural луне́й)

  1. (bird) harrier, ring-tail
    лунь болотныйlunʹ bolotnyjmarsh harrier; duck hawk
    седой как лунь; белый как луньsedoj kak lunʹ; belyj kak lunʹwhite-haired; white as snow

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *luňь. Cognate with Russian лунь (lunʹ, harrier), Church Slavonic лунь (lunĭ, vulture), Serbo-Croatian type of kite (bird), Slovene lȗnj (kite (bird)), Czech luňak (kite (bird)). Per Vasmer, possibly from earlier *lupňь from Proto-Slavic *lupiti (to peel).

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лунь (lunʹm animal (genitive лу́ня, nominative plural лу́ні, genitive plural лу́нів)
лунь (lunʹf animal (genitive лу́ні, nominative plural лу́ні, genitive plural лу́ней) (rare)

  1. harrier (bird of prey in the genus Circus of the subfamily Circinae)

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normal masculine declension:

rare feminine declension:

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