вітчизна

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic отьчизна (otĭčizna, (fore)fathers, lineage, patrimony). Cognate with Russian отчи́зна (otčízna). By surface analysis, оте́ць (otécʹ) + -изна (-yzna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋʲiˈt͡ʃːɪznɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

вітчи́зна • (vitčýzna) f inan (genitive вітчи́зни, nominative plural вітчи́зни, genitive plural вітчи́зн, relational adjective вітчизня́ний or вітчи́зняний)

  1. homeland, fatherland, motherland
    Synonyms: ба́тьківщи́на f (bátʹkivščýna), отчи́зна f (otčýzna)

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