сечень

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sěťi, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (to cut). Cognates include Ukrainian сі́чень (síčenʹ, January), Polish styczeń, Serbo-Croatian siječanj, and Macedonian сечко (sečko, February). Related to сечь (sečʹ, to cut, chop, hew), referring to the cutting and chopping of wood at this time of year.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsʲet͡ɕɪnʲ]

Noun

се́чень • (séčenʹ) m inan (genitive се́чня or се́ченя, nominative plural се́чни or се́чени, genitive plural се́чней or се́ченей)

  1. (archaic) February
    Synonyms: (regular term) февра́ль (fevrálʹ), (archaic) сне́жень (snéženʹ), (archaic, Ukraine) лю́тый (ljútyj)
  2. (archaic, Ukraine) January
    Synonyms: (regular term) янва́рь (janvárʹ), (archaic) про́синец (prósinec)

Declension

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