викторина
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Russian
Etymology
First appeared in the Russian magazine Ogoniok in 1928. Mikhail Koltsov, the magazine's founder, applied the term to a selection of puzzles in the magazine. He had named the feature after a fellow employee who prepared the feature, Виктор Микулин (Viktor Mikulin). Later, people began to associate his puzzle with the Latin term victor (“winner”).
Pronunciation
Noun
виктори́на • (viktorína) f inan (genitive виктори́ны, nominative plural виктори́ны, genitive plural виктори́н)
- quiz (a test of knowledge)
Declension
Declension of виктори́на (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | виктори́на viktorína |
виктори́ны viktoríny |
| genitive | виктори́ны viktoríny |
виктори́н viktorín |
| dative | виктори́не viktoríne |
виктори́нам viktorínam |
| accusative | виктори́ну viktorínu |
виктори́ны viktoríny |
| instrumental | виктори́ной, виктори́ною viktorínoj, viktorínoju |
виктори́нами viktorínami |
| prepositional | виктори́не viktoríne |
виктори́нах viktorínax |