Полтавщина

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Полта́ва (Poltáva) +‎ -щина (-ščyna).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pɔɫˈtau̯ʃt͡ʃenɐ]

Proper noun

Полта́вщина • (Poltávščyna) f inan (genitive Полта́вщини, uncountable)

(colloquial) Poltava Oblast (an oblast of Ukraine)
Synonym: Полта́вська о́бласть f (Poltávsʹka óblastʹ)

Declension

Declension of Полта́вщина (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	Полта́вщина Poltávščyna
genitive	Полта́вщини Poltávščyny
dative	Полта́вщині Poltávščyni
accusative	Полта́вщину Poltávščynu
instrumental	Полта́вщиною Poltávščynoju
locative	Полта́вщині Poltávščyni
vocative	Полта́вщино Poltávščyno

Further reading

“Полтавщина”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
“Полтавщина”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)

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