курень

Russian

Казацкий курень

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian курі́нь (kurínʹ), from Turkic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʊˈrʲenʲ]

Noun

куре́нь • (kurénʹ) m inan (genitive куреня́, nominative plural курени́, genitive plural курене́й, relational adjective куренно́й)

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

Declension

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