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Etymology

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From Old East Slavic сѣни (sěni, shade, shelter), from Proto-Slavic *sěnь.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sʲenʲ]
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Noun

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сень (senʹf inan (genitive се́ни, uncountable)

  1. canopy (in church)
  2. (poetic, obsolete) foliage, umbrage
  3. (figuratively) shade, shelter
    под се́ньюpod sénʹjuin the shadow of, under the care of (someone)
    дере́вня приюти́лась под се́нью ле́саderévnja prijutílasʹ pod sénʹju lésathe village nestled in the shadows of the forest

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