причина

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pričina, formally an action noun of an unattested *причия, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeyH- (“to arrange, to adjust”) + -на (-na).

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Noun

причи́на • (pričína) f

1. cause, reason

Declension

Derived terms

• причиня́вам impf (pričinjávam), причиня́ pf (pričinjá, “to cause”)

Related terms

• чин (čin, “rank”)
  • на́чин (náčin, “manner, method”)
• чи́ня (čínja, “to do”)

References

• “причина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “причина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pričina.

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Noun

причина • (pričina) f (relational adjective причински)

1. cause, reason

Declension

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pričina.

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Noun

причи́на • (pričína) f inan (genitive причи́ны, nominative plural причи́ны, genitive plural причи́н)

1. cause (source or reason of an event or action)
2. reason

   по како́й-то причи́не ― po kakój-to pričíne ― for some reason

Declension

Derived terms

• по причи́не (po pričíne)

Related terms

• причи́нность f (pričínnostʹ)
• причи́нный (pričínnyj)
• причиня́ть impf (pričinjátʹ), причини́ть pf (pričinítʹ)

Descendants

• → Kildin Sami: приченҍ (prič’en’)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pričina.

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Noun

причи́на • (pryčýna) f inan (genitive причи́ни, nominative plural причи́ни, genitive plural причи́н, relational adjective причи́нний)

1. reason

   з яко́їсь причи́ни ― z jakójisʹ pryčýny ― for some reason

2. cause

Declension

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “причина”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “причина”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)