дверь

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic двьрь (dvĭrĭ), from Proto-Slavic *dvьrь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dwírs, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwṓr, whence English door, Lithuanian durys, Latin forum, Sanskrit द्वार (dvā́ra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dvʲerʲ]
  • (file)

Noun

дверь • (dverʹ) f inan (genitive две́ри or двери́*, nominative plural две́ри, genitive plural двере́й, relational adjective дверно́й, diminutive две́рка or две́рца) (* more common but non-standard)

  1. door
    в дверя́хv dverjáxin the doorway
    поли́тика откры́тых двере́йpolítika otkrýtyx dveréjopen-door policy
    при закры́тых дверя́хpri zakrýtyx dverjáxbehind closed doors; in private

Declension

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