курінь
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Ukrainian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
курі́нь • (kurínʹ) m inan (genitive куреня́, nominative plural курені́, genitive plural курені́в)
- a simple wooden hut, hovel
- (historical) a simple hut used by the Ukrainian cossacks
- (historical, military) a military and administrative division used by the Ukrainian cossacks before 20th century and various military groups during 20th century
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | курі́нь kurínʹ |
курені́ kurení |
| genitive | куреня́ kurenjá |
курені́в kurenív |
| dative | курене́ві, куреню́ kurenévi, kurenjú |
куреня́м kurenjám |
| accusative | курі́нь kurínʹ |
курені́ kurení |
| instrumental | курене́м kureném |
куреня́ми kurenjámy |
| locative | куреню́, курені́ kurenjú, kurení |
куреня́х kurenjáx |
| vocative | куреню́ kurenjú |
курені́ kurení |
Descendants
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “курінь”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “курінь”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “курінь”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “курінь”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)