The word "day" we hear every day. Therefore, we hardly think about what it means and whether this word has a figurative meaning. We will provide information about this in this article. In addition, we will analyze morphological characteristics, determine the declension and select one or more synonyms.
Meaning
Let's start with the lexical meaning.
The word "day" means:
- Time between morning and evening. It was a clear sunny day.
- Colloquial name of the day. Can I take ten days off.
- A time interval that does not go beyond the limits of a day, having certain characteristics. They fought for a long time for an eight-hour day.
- Day of the month dedicated to something specific. Where will we celebrate your birthday?
- Time period (in this meaning it is used in the plural). The days of youth flew by.
- Plural plural - coming soon. Days to complete repairs.
Phonetic and morphological characteristics, declension
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 denotes the softness of the previous consonant. Since the word has one syllable, stress is not difficult.
From a morphological point of view, "day" is a common masculine inanimate noun. Like all nouns ending in a consonant, the word "day" is declined according to the second type.
| Case | Question | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | What? | The day was overcast and rainy. | The long bleak days of waiting dragged on. |
| Genitive | What? | You no longer work here from today. | For the last few days, Alexey just lay and stared at the wall. |
| Dative | What? | Artem Borisovich began to prepare for the birthday of his youngest daughter a month in advance. | A whole month cannot be judged by several days. |
| Accusative | What? | Peter fondly recalled the day he met his failed bride. | Aleksey still hated those days. |
| Instrumental | What? | Let's go to the village one day. | Nikolai Vasilyevich was dissatisfied with the days spent in the sanatorium. |
| Prepositional case | About what? | The day before everyone was talking only about Victory Day | I still can't think of the days we were together without pain |
The word "day": synonyms
Synonyms allow you to choose the most accurate meaning for an object, property, phenomenon, substance, etc. In addition, with their help, you can avoid unnecessary repetitions, make speech more diverse and brighter. Is it possible to find synonyms for the word "day"?
Day is: day, date, calendar.
Of course, these words cannot be called one hundred percent synonyms.
