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курень

/[kʊˈrʲenʲ]/
Russiannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    a Zaporozhian Cossack village or township
  2. 2.
    a military unit, e.g. a battalion-size unit in the Zaporozhian Cossack Army
  3. 3.
    a Cossack village house
  4. 4.
    regionalshack, hut (a simple or temporary shelter)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian курі́нь (kurínʹ), from Turkic.

Forms

  • куре́ньcanonical • inanimate • masculine
  • kurénʹromanization
  • куреня́genitive
  • куренно́йadjective • relational
Nominative
Singular
куре́нь
Plural
курени́
Genitive
Singular
куреня́
Plural
курене́й
Dative
Singular
куреню́
Plural
куреня́м
Accusative
Singular
куре́нь
Plural
курени́
Instrumental
Singular
куренём
Plural
куреня́ми
Prepositional
Singular
курене́
Plural
куреня́х

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