гординя
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Ukrainian
Etymology
From го́рдий (hórdyj, “proud”) + -и́ня (-ýnja). Compare Russian горды́ня (gordýnja).
Pronunciation
Noun
горди́ня • (hordýnja) f inan (genitive горди́ні, nominative plural горди́ні, genitive plural горди́нь)
- arrogance, pride (unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority)
- Synonyms: гордови́тість f (hordovýtistʹ), пиха́ f (pyxá), чва́нство n (čvánstvo)
Usage notes
- горди́ня (hordýnja) denotes excessive, arrogant pride and is one of the seven deadly sins, whereas го́рдість (hórdistʹ, “pride”) can have a positive connotation of satisfaction in one's one self-worth, accomplishments etc.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | горди́ня hordýnja |
горди́ні hordýni |
| genitive | горди́ні hordýni |
горди́нь hordýnʹ |
| dative | горди́ні hordýni |
горди́ням hordýnjam |
| accusative | горди́ню hordýnju |
горди́ні hordýni |
| instrumental | горди́нею hordýneju |
горди́нями hordýnjamy |
| locative | горди́ні hordýni |
горди́нях hordýnjax |
| vocative | горди́не hordýne |
горди́ні hordýni |
Related terms
- го́рдий (hórdyj)
- горди́тися impf (hordýtysja)
- го́рдість f (hórdistʹ)
- гордови́тий (hordovýtyj)
- гордови́тість f (hordovýtistʹ)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “гординя”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “гординя”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “гординя”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “гординя”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)