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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *rodina.
Pronunciation
Noun
роди́на • (rodína) f
- homeland, motherland, native land
- Synonyms: та́тковина (tátkovina), оте́чество (otéčestvo)
Declension
References
- “родина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “родина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rodina.
Pronunciation
Noun
родина • (rodina) f (relational adjective родински)
- homeland
- Synonyms: татковина f (tatkovina), мајковина f (majkovina)
Declension
Related terms
References
- родина in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)
Russian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *rodina.
Pronunciation
Noun
ро́дина • (ródina) f inan (genitive ро́дины, nominative plural ро́дины, genitive plural ро́дин)
- homeland, motherland, native land
- Synonyms: оте́чество n (otéčestvo), отчи́зна f (otčízna)
- тоскова́ть по ро́дине ― toskovátʹ po ródine ― to be homesick
- (endearing, usually capitalized) Russia as the Motherland
- Они́ сража́лись за Ро́дину ― Oní sražálisʹ za Ródinu ― They fought for the Motherland
- За Ро́дину ― Za Ródinu ― For the Motherland (patriotic motto)
Declension
Related terms
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “родина”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *rodina. Equivalent to рід (rid) + -ина (-yna).
Pronunciation
Noun
роди́на • (rodýna) f inan (genitive роди́ни, nominative plural роди́ни, genitive plural роди́н)
- family
- Synonym: сім'я́ (simʺjá)
Declension
Declension of роди́на (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
References