сажень

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic сѧжень (sęženĭ), from Proto-Slavic *sęženь, from Proto-Indo-European *se(n)g-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɐˈʐɛnʲ]
  • IPA(key): [ˈsaʐɨnʲ]

Noun

саже́нь or са́жень (sažénʹ or sáženʹ) f inan (genitive саже́ни or са́жени, nominative plural саже́ни or са́жени, genitive plural саже́ней or сажене́й or са́жен)

  1. sazhen, old Russian unit of length equal to 3 arshins or 2.134 meters or 7 feet

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