молния

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic мълнии (mŭlnii), мълниꙗ (mŭlnija), from Proto-Slavic *mъldni (“lightning”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmolnʲɪjə]
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Noun

мо́лния • (mólnija) f inan (genitive мо́лнии, nominative plural мо́лнии, genitive plural мо́лний)

  1. lightning
  2. zipper, zip, zip fastener
  3. express telegram
  4. (slang) cigarette lighter

Declension

Declension of мо́лния (inan fem-form i-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative мо́лния
mólnija		 мо́лнии
mólnii
genitive мо́лнии
mólnii		 мо́лний
mólnij
dative мо́лнии
mólnii		 мо́лниям
mólnijam
accusative мо́лнию
mólniju		 мо́лнии
mólnii
instrumental мо́лнией, мо́лниею
mólnijej, mólnijeju		 мо́лниями
mólnijami
prepositional мо́лнии
mólnii		 мо́лниях
mólnijax

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “молния”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
  • Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “молния”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 539
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