накана

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nakana; equivalent to на- (na-) +‎ ка́я се (kája se, “to regret, to repent one's sins”) +‎ -на (-na).

Noun

нака́на • (nakána) f

  1. (dated) readiness, willingness (to do/accept something)
    Synonym: гото́вност (gotóvnost)

Inflection
Declension of нака́нa
singular plural
indefinite нака́нa
nakána		 нака́нaи
nakánai
definite
(subject form)		 нака́нaът
nakánaǎt		 нака́нaите
nakánaite
definite
(object form)		 нака́нaа
nakánaa

Derived terms
  • нака́ня pf (nakánja), нака́нвам impf (nakánvam, “to make ready, to prepare for”)

References
  • “накана”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “накана”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nâːkana/
  • Hyphenation: на‧ка‧на

Noun

на̑кана f (Latin spelling nȃkana)

  1. intention, intent

Declension
Declension of накана
singular plural
nominative накана накане
genitive накане накана
dative накани наканама
accusative накану накане
vocative накано накане
locative накани наканама
instrumental наканом наканама
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