Батьківщина
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Ukrainian
Etymology
From ба́тьків (bátʹkiv) + -щина (-ščyna).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ба́тьківщина • (Bátʹkivščyna) f inan (genitive Ба́тьківщини, uncountable)
- (endearing, poetic, figurative) "Fatherland", as a name for the country of Ukraine.
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ба́тьківщина Bátʹkivščyna |
| genitive | Ба́тьківщини Bátʹkivščyny |
| dative | Ба́тьківщині Bátʹkivščyni |
| accusative | Ба́тьківщину Bátʹkivščynu |
| instrumental | Ба́тьківщиною Bátʹkivščynoju |
| locative | Ба́тьківщині Bátʹkivščyni |
| vocative | Ба́тьківщино Bátʹkivščyno |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “Батьківщина”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “Батьківщина”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)