отчизна

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic отьчизна (otĭčizna, “(fore)fathers, lineage, patrimony”), from Proto-Slavic *otьči(z)na.

Cognate to Ukrainian вітчи́зна (vitčýzna) and Polish ojczyzna. By surface analysis, оте́ц (otéc) +‎ -изна (-izna).

Pronunciation

Noun

отчи́зна • (otčízna) f inan (genitive отчи́зны, nominative plural отчи́зны, genitive plural отчи́зн)

  1. fatherland, motherland, homeland, home country
    Synonyms: оте́чество (otéčestvo), ро́дина (ródina)

Declension

Declension of отчи́зна (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative отчи́зна
otčízna 		отчи́зны
otčízny
genitive отчи́зны
otčízny 		отчи́зн
otčízn
dative отчи́зне
otčízne 		отчи́знам
otčíznam
accusative отчи́зну
otčíznu 		отчи́зны
otčízny
instrumental отчи́зной, отчи́зною
otčíznoj, otčíznoju 		отчи́знами
otčíznami
prepositional отчи́зне
otčízne 		отчи́знах
otčíznax
Pre-reform declension of отчи́зна (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative отчи́зна
otčízna 		отчи́зны
otčízny
genitive отчи́зны
otčízny 		отчи́знъ
otčízn
dative отчи́знѣ
otčízně 		отчи́знамъ
otčíznam
accusative отчи́зну
otčíznu 		отчи́зны
otčízny
instrumental отчи́зной, отчи́зною
otčíznoj, otčíznoju 		отчи́знами
otčíznami
prepositional отчи́знѣ
otčízně 		отчи́знахъ
otčíznax
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