печень

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic печень (pečenĭ), synchronically analysable as печёный (pečónyj) +‎ -ь (-ʹ). Cognate with Ukrainian печі́нка (pečínka), Polish pieczeń (“roast”), Czech pečenka (“roast”). Compare Lithuanian kẽpenys (“liver”), from kèpti (“bake”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpʲet͡ɕɪnʲ]
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Noun

пе́чень • (péčenʹ) f inan (genitive пе́чени, nominative plural пе́чени, genitive plural пе́ченей)

  1. liver
    рак пе́чени ― rak péčeni ― liver cancer

Declension
Declension of пе́чень (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative пе́чень
péčenʹ		 пе́чени
péčeni
genitive пе́чени
péčeni		 пе́ченей
péčenej
dative пе́чени
péčeni		 пе́ченям
péčenjam
accusative пе́чень
péčenʹ		 пе́чени
péčeni
instrumental пе́ченью
péčenʹju		 пе́ченями
péčenjami
prepositional пе́чени
péčeni		 пе́ченях
péčenjax
Pre-reform declension of пе́чень (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative пе́чень
péčenʹ		 пе́чени
péčeni
genitive пе́чени
péčeni		 пе́ченей
péčenej
dative пе́чени
péčeni		 пе́ченямъ
péčenjam
accusative пе́чень
péčenʹ		 пе́чени
péčeni
instrumental пе́ченью
péčenʹju		 пе́ченями
péčenjami
prepositional пе́чени
péčeni		 пе́ченяхъ
péčenjax

Derived terms

References
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “печень”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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