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сумерки

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Russian

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Etymology

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Related to Old East Slavic суморокъ (sumorokŭ), with vocalism change; ultimately from Proto-Slavic *sǫmorkъ. See also су́мрак (súmrak).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsumʲɪrkʲɪ]
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Noun

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су́мерки (súmerkif inan pl (genitive су́мерек, plural only, relational adjective су́меречный)

  1. dusk, twilight
    • 1905, Александр Куприн [Aleksandr I. Kuprin], chapter III, in Поединок; English translation from Josh Billings, transl., The Duel, New York: Melville House Publishing, 2011:
      За окно́м мя́гко га́сли гру́стные и не́жные зеленова́тые апре́льские су́мерки.
      Za oknóm mjáxko gásli grústnyje i néžnyje zelenovátyje aprélʹskije súmerki.
      Outside the window a melancholy and delicately green dusk was extinguishing itself mildly.

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сумерки”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress