денес

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

денеси (denesi) (dialectal), денеска (deneska) (dialectal), днеска (dneska) (standard, but colloquial), днес (dnes)(standard)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dьnьsь, from *dьnь (“day”) + *sь; cognate with Macedonian денес (denes), Serbo-Croatian dànas, Slovene dánes.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [dɛˈnɛs]
  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛnɛs]

Adverb

денес • (denes)

  1. (dialectal) today
  2. (dialectal) nowadays
    • Марко Балабанов (Marko Balabanov):
      През денес доде тука едно младо момче голо и босо.
      Prez denes dode tuka edno mlado momče golo i boso.
      These days / Not long ago / Recently a boy came here naked and barefoot.

References
  • денес in Речник на българския език

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dьnьsь, from *dьnь (“day”) + *sь; cf. Serbo-Croatian dànas, Slovene dánes and Bulgarian днес (dnes).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛnɛs]

Adverb

денес • (denes)

  1. today
  2. nowadays
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