стегно

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *stegno.

Noun

стегно • (stegno) n

1. leg

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stegno. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian стегно/stegno, Slovak and Czech stehno, Slovene stegno. Machek compares Sanskrit सक्थि (sákthi, “thigh, thigh-bone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʲtʲɪɡˈno]

• Audio:

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Noun

стегно́ • (stegnó) n inan (genitive стегна́, nominative plural стёгна, genitive plural стёгон)

1. (dialectal) thigh

Declension

Declension of стегно́ (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-d reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	стегно́ stegnó	стёгна stjógna
genitive	стегна́ stegná	стёгон stjógon
dative	стегну́ stegnú	стёгнам stjógnam
accusative	стегно́ stegnó	стёгна stjógna
instrumental	стегно́м stegnóm	стёгнами stjógnami
prepositional	стегне́ stegné	стёгнах stjógnax

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stegno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stêːɡno/
• Hyphenation: стег‧но

Noun

сте̑гно n (Latin spelling stȇgno)

1. thigh

Declension

Declension of стегно

	singular	plural
nominative	стегно	стегна
genitive	стегна	стегна / стегана
dative	стегну	стегнима
accusative	стегно	стегна
vocative	стегно	стегна
locative	стегну	стегнима
instrumental	стегном	стегнима

Further reading

• “стегно”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *stegno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [steɦˈnɔ]

• Audio:

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Noun

стегно́ • (stehnó) n inan (genitive стегна́, nominative plural сте́гна, genitive plural сте́ген or сте́гон)

1. thigh

Declension

Declension of стегно́
(inan hard neut-form accent-d reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	стегно́ stehnó	сте́гна stéhna
genitive	стегна́ stehná	сте́ген, сте́гон stéhen, stéhon
dative	стегну́ stehnú	сте́гнам stéhnam
accusative	стегно́ stehnó	сте́гна stéhna
instrumental	стегно́м stehnóm	сте́гнами stéhnamy
locative	стегну́, стегні́ stehnú, stehní	сте́гнах stéhnax
vocative	стегно́ stehnó	сте́гна stéhna

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “стегно”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “стегно”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)