Russian

Noun

де́бри • ‎(débri) m inan pl ‎(genitive де́брей, plurale tantum)

1. thickets, jungle, wilderness, wilds, bush
2. (figuratively) maze, labyrinth

   запу́таться в де́брях‎ ― zapútatʹsja v débrjax ― to be lost in the maze (of something), to get bogged down (in a difficult problem)

Declension

Related terms

• Брянск ‎(Brjansk) (< Дьбрꙗньскъ ‎(Dĭbrjanĭskŭ))

References

• Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), “дебрь”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
• Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “дебри”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 234