червлень

Russian

Alternative forms

  • че́рледь (čérledʹ)
  • че́рлень (čérlenʹ)

Etymology

See Proto-Slavic *čьrvenъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕervlʲɪnʲ]

Noun

че́рвлень • (čérvlenʹf inan (genitive че́рвлени, nominative plural че́рвлени, genitive plural че́рвленей)

  1. (archaic) dark-red, crimson (including the pigment derived from mealybugs or minerals from which the colour originates)
    Synonym: багря́ный (bagrjányj)
  2. (archaic) the pigment derived from mealybugs or minerals from which the colour originates
  3. (heraldry) gules

Declension