почин

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Russian

Etymology

Deverbal from почина́ть (počinátʹ).

Pronunciation

Noun

почи́н (počínm inan (genitive почи́на, nominative plural почи́ны, genitive plural почи́нов)

  1. initiative
    по со́бственному почи́ну
    po sóbstvennomu počínu
    on one's own initiative
    сме́лый почи́н
    smélyj počín
    daring innovation
    подхвати́ть че́й-либо почи́н
    podxvatítʹ čéj-libo počín
    take up someone's initiative
  2. (colloquial) beginning, first sale of the day
    для почи́на
    dlja počína
    for a start; to make a beginning/start

Declension