сумерки

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsumʲɪrkʲɪ]

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Noun

су́мерки • (súmerki) f inan pl (genitive су́мерек, plural only, relational adjective су́меречный)

1. dusk, twilight

Declension

Declension of су́мерки (inan pl-only fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc irreg) 

	plural
nominative	су́мерки súmerki
genitive	су́мерек△ súmerek△
dative	су́меркам súmerkam
accusative	су́мерки súmerki
instrumental	су́мерками súmerkami
prepositional	су́мерках súmerkax

^△ Irregular.

References

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