десна

See also: Десна

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dęsna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛsnɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

де́сна • (désna) f (dialectal)

  1. gum (soft tissue around the teeth)

Usage notes

In those dialects, in which the word is still attested, it is typically used as plurale tantum де́сни pl (désni).

Declension

References

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Russian дясна́ (djasná), from Proto-Slavic *dęsna, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dʲɪsˈna]

Noun

десна́ • (desná) f inan (genitive десны́, nominative plural дёсны, genitive plural дёсен)

  1. gum (soft tissue around the teeth)

Declension

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