казна

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See also: казня

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kaznь.

Pronunciation

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Noun

казна (kaznaf (relational adjective казнен, diminutive казничка)

  1. punishment

Declension

Declension of казна
singular plural
indefinite казна (kazna) казни (kazni)
definite unspecified казната (kaznata) казните (kaznite)
definite proximal казнава (kaznava) казниве (kaznive)
definite distal казнана (kaznana) казнине (kaznine)
vocative казно (kazno) казни (kazni)

Anagrams

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Kypchak Turkic source, compare Kipchak qazna (treasury) (Codex Cumanicus, Ave, porta paradisi, verse 75), further origin uncertain but probably Iranian, possibly ultimately from Old Median *ganǰam (treasure).

Directly attested since 1389 (treaty of Dmitry Donskoy with Vladimir the Bold) while its derivative казначе́й (kaznačéj) is used already in the last will of Ivan II of Moscow circa 1358.

Formally close cognates include Nogai казна (kazna), Kazakh қазына (qazyna), Bashkir ҡаҙна (qaźna), Ossetian хъӕзна (qæzna), Chechen хазна (xazna, treasure, treasury), Serbo-Croatian ха̏зна (treasury; cash register), Bulgarian хазна (hazna, treasure; cash register), Romanian hazna (treasury; septic tank), Turkish hazne (treasury), Arabic خَزْنَة (ḵazna, safe).

Also compare Ottoman Turkish خزینه (hazîne), Turkish and Crimean Tatar hazine, Tatar хәзинә (xäzinä, treasure, treasury), Persian خزینه (xazine), Arabic خَزِينَة (ḵazīna, treasury), Ancient Greek γάζα (gáza), Middle Persian (ganǰ), Persian گنج (ganj, treasure), Sogdian (γznyʼ /⁠γaznyā⁠/, treasury), Parthian 𐫃𐫉𐫗𐫁𐫡 (gznbr /⁠gaznβar⁠/, treasurer).

Pronunciation

Noun

казна́ (kaznáf inan (genitive казны́, nominative plural казны́, genitive plural *казн, relational adjective казённый)

  1. treasury, exchequer
  2. fisc

Declension

Descendants

  • Khakas: хазна (xazna, state)
  • Southern Altai: казна (kazna)
  • Yakut: хааһына (qaahına)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kaznь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kâzna/
  • Hyphenation: каз‧на

Noun

ка̏зна f (Latin spelling kȁzna)

  1. punishment
  2. penalty
  3. visitation (of God)

Declension

Declension of казна
singular plural
nominative казна казне
genitive казне ка̑зна̄ / ка̑знӣ
dative казни казнама
accusative казну казне
vocative казно казне
locative казни казнама
instrumental казном казнама

Further reading

  • казна”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Arabic خَزِينَة (ḵazīna, treasury).

Cognate with Tatar хәзинә (xäzinä), Bashkir хазина (xazina), Bashkir ҡаҙна (qaźna), Uzbek xazina, Uyghur خەزىنە (xezine), Turkmen hazyna, Azerbaijani xəzinə, Turkish hazine (treasure), etc.

Noun

казна (kazna)

  1. treasure

References

Čumakajev A. E., editor (2018), “казна”, in Altajsko-russkij slovarʹ , Gorno-Altaysk: NII altaistiki im. S.S. Surazakova, →ISBN

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkic languages. For more details see the etymology section of the Russian entry.

Pronunciation

Noun

казна́ (kaznáf inan (genitive казни́, uncountable) (dated)

  1. (finance, government) treasury (government department that manages government finances)
  2. (colloquial) coffers (a supply or store of money)
  3. (historical) treasury, treasure house (place where treasure is stored safely)

Declension

Declension of казна́
(inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-b)
singular
nominative казна́
kazná
genitive казни́
kazný
dative казні́
kazní
accusative казну́
kaznú
instrumental казно́ю
kaznóju
locative казні́
kazní
vocative казно́
kaznó

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “казна”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 342

Further reading