дань

From Proto-Slavic *danь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dṓˀnis, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-.

дань • (danĭ) f

1. tribute
   • from the Story of Ahikar:

     аще ли ми не припꙋстишии такова прѣмꙋдрьца и вьпросꙋ ми не ѿвещаѥть ꙁа .г҃. лѣти вьꙁьмꙋ ты дань.

     ašte li mi ne pripustišii takova prěmudrĭca i vĭprosu mi ne otŭveštajetĭ za .g:. lěti vĭzĭmu ty danĭ.

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   • line 6, from the Primary Chronicle:

     Изъгнаша варяги за море, и не даша имъ дани, и почаша сами в собѣ володѣти.

     Izŭgnaša varjagi za more, i ne daša imŭ dani, i počaša sami v sobě voloděti.

     They drove the Varangians across the sea, and they did not give them tribute, and they began to rule amongst themselves.

• Nikolić, Svetozar (1989) Staroslovenski jezik: Pravopis, glasovi, oblici, Beograd

From Old East Slavic дань (danĭ), from Proto-Slavic *danь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dṓˀnis, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-.

• IPA^(key): [danʲ]

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дань • (danʹ) f inan (genitive да́ни, nominative plural да́ни, genitive plural да́ней)

1. contribution, tribute
2. tributary
3. homage, tribute

   отдава́ть дань уваже́ния ― otdavátʹ danʹ uvažénija ― pay homage to

4. toll

   наложи́ть дань ― naložítʹ danʹ ― impose a toll