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Russian
Etymology
From дичь (dičʹ) + -ина (-ina). Cognate with Belarusian дзічы́на (dzičýna), Ukrainian дичи́на (dyčýna). Compare also Polish dziczyzna (“wildmeat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
дичи́на • (dičína) f inan (genitive дичи́ны, nominative plural дичи́ны, genitive plural дичи́н)
- venison, game
Declension
Ukrainian
Etymology
From ди́кий (dýkyj) + -ина (-yna). Cognate with Belarusian дзічы́на (dzičýna), Russian дичи́на (dičína). Compare also Polish dziczyzna (“wildmeat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
дичина́ • (dyčyná) f inan (genitive дичини́, uncountable)
- game (animals hunted for food)
- game meat
- (colloquial) a wild, unpopulated place
Declension
Declension of дичина́ (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-d)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “дичина́”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2013), “дичина́”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (д – жучо́к), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund (2001–2024) “Словники України” online (in Ukrainian)