# среда
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic срѣда (srěda), from Proto-Slavic *serda.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [srɛˈda]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

среда́ • (sredá) f (relational adjective сре́ден)
* middle, mean
    зла́тна среда́ ― zlátna sredá ― golden mean, happy medium
* (figurative) environment, surroundings
* (figurative) circle (group of like-minded people)
* (computing) ware

#### Alternative forms

* сря́да (srjáda, “Wednesday”)

#### Derived terms

* сред (sred, adverb)
** всред (vsred)
** насред (nasred)
** посред (posred)
* сред- (sred-) (as a first element in compounds)
** средно́щ (srednóšt, “midnight”)
** средото́чие (sredotóčie, “focus”)

#### Related terms

* средина́ (srediná)
* сре́дище (srédište)

### References

* “среда”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “среда”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
* Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “среда”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 412
* “срѣда”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025

### Anagrams

* адрес (adres)

## Komi-Zyrian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsreda/, [ˈsredä]
* Hyphenation: сре‧да

### Noun

среда • (sreda)
* Alternative form of середа (śereda)

#### Declension

Possessive declension of среда :

### References

* A. I. Podorova, editor (1948), Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], Syktyvkar: Коми Государственное Издательство, page 180

## Macedonian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *serda. Morphologically from среда (sreda), from средина (sredina, “middle”), meaning middle of the week.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsrɛda]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: сре‧да

### Noun

сре́да • (sréda) f (plural сре́ди)
* Wednesday
    Во сре́да. ― Vo sréda. ― On Wednesday.

#### See also

* days of the week: де́нови на седми́цата (dénovi na sedmícata) (appendix): поне́делник (ponédelnik) · вто́рник (vtórnik) · сре́да (sréda) · че́тврток (čétvrtok) · пе́ток (pétok) · са́бота (sábota) · не́дела (nédela)

### References

* “среда” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

## Russian
### Alternative forms

* срѣда́ (srědá) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [srʲɪˈda]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic срѣда (srěda), from Proto-Slavic *serda. Displaced native Old East Slavic середа (sereda, “middle; Wednesday”) (cf. середа́ (seredá)), третииникъ (tretiinikŭ, “Wednesday”, literally “third (day)”).

#### Noun

среда́ • (sredá) f inan (genitive среды́, nominative plural сре́ды, genitive plural сред)
* Wednesday
    в сре́ду ― v srédu ― on Wednesday
    по среда́м ― po sredám ― on Wednesdays
    к среде́ ― k sredé ― by Wednesday
    со среды́ ― so sredý ― from Wednesday
    со среды́ до пя́тницы ― so sredý do pjátnicy ― from Wednesday to Friday
    в сле́дующую сре́ду ― v slédujuščuju srédu ― next Wednesday

##### Declension

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##### Descendants

* → Ingrian: sereta
* → Kildin Sami: ся̄рэдт (sjāredt)
* → Komi-Zyrian: середа (śereda), среда (sreda)
* → Skolt Sami: seärad
* → Tundra Nenets: среда (sryeda)
* → Yakut: сэрэдэ (serede)

##### See also

* days of the week: дни неде́ли (dni nedéli) (appendix): понеде́льник (ponedélʹnik) · вто́рник (vtórnik) · среда́ (sredá) · четве́рг (četvérg) · пя́тница (pjátnica) · суббо́та (subbóta) · воскресе́нье (voskresénʹje)

### Etymology 2

Same as Etymology 1

#### Noun

среда́ • (sredá) f inan (genitive среды́, nominative plural сре́ды, genitive plural сред)
* environment, surroundings, sphere
* midst
* medium

##### See also

* сре́дний (srédnij)
* среди́ (sredí)

### References

* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “среда”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

## Serbo-Croatian
### Alternative forms

* срије́да (Ijekavian)

### Etymology

From earlier srěda, from Proto-Slavic *serda.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /srěːda/
* Hyphenation: сре‧да

### Noun

сре́да f (Latin spelling sréda)
* Wednesday
* (expressively) middle, mean, midst

#### Declension
## Tundra Nenets

Days of the week :
| Previous: | вторник (wtornyik°) |
| Next: | четверг (ćyetwyerg°) |

### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian среда (sreda).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [srʲedʌ]
* Hyphenation: сре‧да

### Noun

среда • (sryeda)
* Wednesday

#### Declension
### References

* Pyrerka, A. P., Tereščenko, N. M. (1948) “среда”, in Русско-ненецкий словарь [Russian–Nenets Dictionary], Moscow: Огиз
* N. M. Tereschenko (1965) “среда”, in Ненецко-русский словарь, Moscow: Советская Энциклопедия