березень

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *berzьnь (March; April), from *berza (birch) + *-ьnъ. Related to бере́за (beréza), referring to birch trees which bloom at this time of year. Cognates include Polish brzezień (March), Czech březen, Russian березозол (berezozol), and Bulgarian брезен (brezen, April).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛrezenʲ]
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Noun

бе́резень • (bérezenʹ) m inan (genitive бе́резня, nominative plural бе́резні, genitive plural бе́резнів, relational adjective березне́вий)

  1. March
    Synonym: березоль (berezolʹ) (dialectal)

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