Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *ely, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el-(h₁)en- (red deer, elk). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἑλλός (hellós, deer-calf), ἔλαφος (élaphos, deer), Lithuanian elnias, Old Armenian եղն (ełn).

Noun

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ѥлень (jelenĭm

  1. deer

Declension

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References

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  • Mali staroslavensko-hrvatski rječnik, Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 2004
  • ѥлень”, in GORAZD (overall work in Czech, English, and Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2024