оный

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic онъ (onŭ, that, yonder), from Proto-Slavic *onъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *anas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énos (that). See он (on).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈonɨj]

Determiner

о́ный • (ónyj)

  1. (higher register) that, that very, the aforementioned
  2. (obsolete) that other (as opposed to this)
    во вре́мя о́ноvo vrémja ónoof yore; in olden days; once a very long time ago
    во времена́ о́ныvo vremená ónyonce upon a time; in the old days; once
    во дни́ о́ныvo dní ónyonce upon a time; in olden days; once
  3. (obsolete) otherworldly, unearthly

Declension

Quotations

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Synonyms