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те́мя

rare #38107
nounneuterinanimatecountablefake feminine
  • 1.

    crown of the head, top of the head, vertexanatomy

    Он потёр те́мя ладо́нью.

    He rubbed the crown of his head with his palm.

    Anatomical term for the upper part of the skull between the forehead and the back of the head.

  • 2.

    (raresummit, very top, apex

    На самом те́мени высо́кой горы́ лежал снег.

    Snow lay on the very summit of the high mountain.

    Figurative and elevated; mostly in older or poetic writing.

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SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

те́мя

темена́

Gen.Genitive

те́мени

темён

Dat.Dative

те́мени

темена́м

Acc.Accusative

те́мя

темена́

Inst.Instrumental

те́менем

темена́ми

Prep.Prepositional

те́мени

темена́х

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  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited translation 2 years ago.
  • Sandy edited declension 5 years ago.