вкраїнська

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʍkrɐˈjinʲsʲkɐ]

Adjective

вкраї́нська • (vkrajínsʹka)

  1. nominative feminine singular of вкраї́нський (vkrajínsʹkyj)

Noun

вкраї́нська • (vkrajínsʹka) f inan (genitive вкраї́нської, uncountable)

  1. (rare, poetic, after vowels) Alternative form of украї́нська (ukrajínsʹka): The Ukrainian language, short for вкраї́нська мо́ва (vkrajínsʹka móva).

Usage notes

  • The use of Вкраї́на (Vkrajína) and вкраї́нський (vkrajínsʹkyj) is dated.
  • The feminine adjective form or the short noun form is used to express "to speak a language" in the instrumental case. This construct is specific to Ukrainian and uncommon in other Slavic languages.

Declension

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