прения

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic пьрѣниѥ (pĭrěnije), from Proto-Slavic *pьrěnьje, from Proto-Slavic *pьrěti. Analysable as пре́ть (prétʹ) + -е́ния (-énija).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈprʲenʲɪjə]

Noun

пре́ния • (prénija) n inan pl (genitive пре́ний, plural only)

  1. debate, discussion
    суде́бные пре́нияsudébnyje prénijapleadings
    открыва́ть/прекраща́ть пре́нияotkryvátʹ/prekraščátʹ prénijato open/close the debate
    прекраще́ние пре́нийprekraščénije prénijclosure of the debate

Declension

Further reading

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