заря

Russian

Заря́

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zořa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐˈrʲa]
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Noun

заря́ • (zarjá) f inan (genitive зари́, nominative plural зо́ри, genitive plural зорь, diminutive зо́рька or зо́ренька)

  1. dawn, daybreak
    на заре́na zaréat the earliest stage, at the beginning (literally, “at the dawn”)
    от зари́ до зари́ot zarí do zarífrom morning to night, from dawn to dusk (literally, “from dawn to dawn”)
  2. dusk, nightfall
  3. (military) reveille
  4. (military) tattoo, retreat
  5. outset, start

Declension

References

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