твердиня

Ukrainian

Etymology

From тверди́й (tverdýj) + -и́ня (-ýnja). Compare Russian тверды́ня (tverdýnja), Belarusian цвярды́ня (cvjardýnja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʋerˈdɪnʲɐ]
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Noun

тверди́ня • (tverdýnja) f inan (genitive тверди́ні, nominative plural тверди́ні, genitive plural тверди́нь)

  1. (literary, also figurative) stronghold, bulwark
    Synonyms: форте́ця f (fortécja), цитаде́ль f (cytadélʹ), (dated) крі́пость f (krípostʹ)

Declension

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