ялинка
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Ukrainian
Etymology
From яли́на (jalýna) + -ка (-ka).
Pronunciation
Noun
яли́нка • (jalýnka) f inan (genitive яли́нки, nominative plural яли́нки, genitive plural яли́нок, relational adjective яли́нковий or ялинко́вий)
- endearing diminutive of яли́на f (jalýna, “spruce”)
- Christmas tree, New Year's tree
- різдвя́на яли́нка ― rizdvjána jalýnka ― Christmas tree
- (agriculture) herringbone milking parlour
Declension
Declension of яли́нка (inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | яли́нка jalýnka |
яли́нки jalýnky |
| genitive | яли́нки jalýnky |
яли́нок jalýnok |
| dative | яли́нці jalýnci |
яли́нкам jalýnkam |
| accusative | яли́нку jalýnku |
яли́нки jalýnky |
| instrumental | яли́нкою jalýnkoju |
яли́нками jalýnkamy |
| locative | яли́нці jalýnci |
яли́нках jalýnkax |
| vocative | яли́нко jalýnko |
яли́нки jalýnky |
Derived terms
- різдвя́на яли́нка f (rizdvjána jalýnka)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ялинка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Busel, V. T. (2005) “ялинка”, in Великий тлумачний словник сучасної української мови [Great Explanatory Dictionary of Modern Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), 2nd edition, Kyiv, Irpin: Perun, →ISBN, page 1647
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “ялинка”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “ялинка”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “ялинка”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “ялинка”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “ялинка”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)