how to pronounce древние

/ˈdrʲevnʲɪje/

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древние is pronounced in three syllables

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rʲ

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nʲ

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An example use of древние in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… самое мирное древние документы 1870 год …”

meanings of древние

noun:

The ancients.

древние frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word древние occurs in russian on average 15.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.