деревня

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dr̥Hweh₂. Cognates include Latvian dirva, Lithuanian dirvà (field).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dʲɪˈrʲevnʲə]
  • (file)

Noun

дере́вня (derévnja) f inan (genitive дере́вни, nominative plural дере́вни, genitive plural дереве́нь)

  1. village
  2. countryside
  3. (colloquial, both feminine and masculine with animacy) yokel, bumpkin
    Дере́вня! Э́то не пиджа́к, э́то смо́кинг.Derévnja! Éto ne pidžák, éto smóking.What a yokel! This isn't a coat, it’s a tuxedo.
    Сиди́т? — Кто? — Ну, мужи́к […] — О дере́вня, а? […] Кто ж его́ поса́дит?! Он же па́мятник!
    Sidít? — Kto? — Nu, mužík […] — O derévnja, a? […] Kto ž jevó posádit?! On že pámjatnik!
    Is he sitting? — Who? — That man. — Bumpkin! Who could throw him in prison? He’s a monument! (Play on the meanings of сидеть, meaning to sit and to be in prison, in the movie, Gentlemen of Fortune)

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