-щина

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Bulgarian

Pronunciation

Suffix

-щина (-ština)

  1. -hood, -ness, -dom; forms nouns, sometimes of derogatory character, denoting qualities or professions
    Synonym: -ство (-stvo)
    акроба́т (akrobát) + -щина (-ština)акроба́тщина (akrobátština)
    бъ́лгар (bǎ́lgar) + -щина (-ština)бъ́лгарщина (bǎ́lgarština)
    адвока́т (advokát) + -щина (-ština)адвока́тщина (advokátština)
    юна́к (junák) + -щина (-ština)юна́щина (junáština)
    общ (obšt) + -щина (-ština)община́ (obštiná)

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite -щина́
-štiná
-щини́
-štiní
definite -щина́та
-štináta
-щини́те
-štiníte
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Russian

Alternative forms

  • -овщина (-ovščina)

Suffix

-щи́на (-ščína)

  1. Suffix added to stems to show that it is a collective or a condition; -hood, -dom, -ness, -ism
    дед (ded, grandfather, an experienced soldier) + -щина (-ščina)дедовщи́на (dedovščína, dedovshchina, hazing)
    ба́рин (bárin, nobleman, a boyar) + -щина (-ščina)ба́рщина (bárščina, corvee)

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
singular plural
nominative -щи́на
-ščína
-щи́ны
-ščíny
genitive -щи́ны
-ščíny
-щи́н
-ščín
dative -щи́не
-ščíne
-щи́нам
-ščínam
accusative -щи́ну
-ščínu
-щи́н
-ščín
instrumental -щи́ной, -щи́ною
-ščínoj, -ščínoju
-щи́нами
-ščínami
prepositional -щи́не
-ščíne
-щи́нах
-ščínax
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Derived terms

See also

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • -івщина (-ivščyna)

Etymology

Inherited. Compare Serbo-Croatian -штина, Russian -щина (-ščina), etc.

Suffix

-щи́на (-ščýna) f

  1. Suffix added to cities and ethnic groups to give the name of their home region; -ia, -land.
    Бойко (Bojko, Boyko, highlander) + -щина (-ščyna)Бойківщина (Bojkivščyna, Boykivshchyna, "Boyko land")
    Херсон (Xerson, Kherson) + -щина (-ščyna)Херсонщина (Xersonščyna, Kherson Oblast)
  2. Suffix added to stems to show that it is a collective or a condition; -hood, -dom, -ness, -ism
    спа́д(ок) (spád(ok)) + -щина (-ščyna)спадщина (spadščyna, heritage)
    шарова́ри (šarováry, shalwars) + -щина (-ščyna)шароварщина (šarovarščyna, fakelore, stereotypes)

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
singular plural
nominative -́щина
-́ščyna
-́щини
-́ščyny
genitive -́щини
-́ščyny
-́щин
-́ščyn
dative -́щині
-́ščyni
-́щинам
-́ščynam
accusative -́щину
-́ščynu
-́щини
-́ščyny
instrumental -́щиною
-́ščynoju
-́щинами
-́ščynamy
locative -́щині
-́ščyni
-́щинах
-́ščynax
vocative -́щино
-́ščyno
-́щини
-́ščyny
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Derived terms

See also

  • -ія (-ija), other main geographic suffix
  • -ність (-nistʹ), -ство (-stvo), other suffixes for states of being, or being collective

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