The word "day" we hear every day. Therefore, we hardly think what it means and whether this word has a figurative meaning. We will provide information on this in this article. In addition, we will analyze the morphological characteristics, determine the declination, and select one or more synonyms.
Value
Let's start with the lexical meaning.
The word "day" means:
- Time between morning and evening. It was a clear sunny day.
- Conversational name of the day. May I take a vacation of ten days.
- A time period that does not go beyond the day, having certain characteristics. They fought for a long time for an eight-hour work day.
- The number of the month dedicated to something specific. Where will we celebrate your birthday?
- The time period (in this meaning is used in the plural). The days of youth flew by.
- In the plural of the plural - in the near future. Days need to finish the repair.
Phonetic and morphological characteristics, declination
The word "day" consists of four letters. But there are only three sounds in it, since the letter "soft sign" does not name any sound, but indicates the softness of the previous consonant. Since the word has one syllable, the stress is not difficult.
From a morphological point of view, βdayβ is a common inanimate noun of the masculine gender. Like all nouns ending in a consonant, the word "day" is inflected in the second type.
Case | Question | Singular | Plural |
Nominative case | What? | The day was cloudy and rainy. | Long joyless days of waiting stretched. |
Genitive | What? | You are no longer working here today. | The last few days, Alexei just lay and looked at the wall. |
Dative | Why? | For the birthday of his youngest daughter, Artem Borisovich began to prepare in a month. | For a few days you can not judge the whole month. |
Accusative | What? | Peter fondly recalled the day he met the failed bride. | Alex still hated those days. |
Instrumental case | Than? | Weβll go to the village one day. | Nikolai Vasilievich was unsatisfied with the days spent in the sanatorium. |
Prepositional | About what? | On the eve everyone was talking only about Victory Day | About the days when we were together, I still canβt think without pain |
The word day: synonyms
Synonyms allow you to choose the object, property, phenomenon, substance, etc. the most accurate value. In addition, with their help you can avoid unnecessary repetitions, make speech more diverse and brighter. Can I find synonyms for the word "day"?
Day is: day, day, calendar.
Of course, these words cannot be called absolute synonyms.