чужбина

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

чужби́на • (čužbína) f

  1. foreign country, strange/foreign land
    сестра́ ми живе́е в чужби́на
    sestrá mi živée v čužbína
    my sister lives abroad

Declension

References

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

Russian

Etymology

From чужо́й (čužój) + -би́на (-bína). For the suffix, compare ложби́на (ložbína, hollow, depression, shallow ravine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊʐˈbʲinə]

Noun

чужби́на • (čužbína) f inan (genitive чужби́ны, nominative plural чужби́ны, genitive plural чужби́н)

  1. foreign country, strange/foreign land

Declension

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