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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic серпьнъ (serpĭnŭ, August). By surface analysis, серп (serp) +‎ -ень (-enʹ) with серп (serp, sickle) referring to harvesting. Cognates include Czech srpen (August), Polish sierpień, and Serbo-Croatian srpanj (July).

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се́рпень (sérpenʹm inan (genitive се́рпеня, nominative plural се́рпени, genitive plural се́рпеней)

  1. (archaic) August
    Synonym: а́вгуст (ávgust)

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Etymology

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From Old East Slavic серпьнъ (serpĭnŭ, August). Cognates include Czech srpen (August), Polish sierpień, and Serbo-Croatian srpanj (July).

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsɛrpenʲ]
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се́рпень (sérpenʹm inan (genitive се́рпня, nominative plural се́рпні, genitive plural се́рпнів, relational adjective серпне́вий)

  1. August

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