-їна

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Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ina f.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-їна (-jinaf

  1. suffix appended to nouns to form concrete nouns having the quality of the original noun
    о- (o-) + ‎край (kraj, edge, frontier part) + ‎-їна (-jina) → ‎окраїна (okrajina, suburbs, borderland)
Declension
Declension of -́ї́на
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative -́ї́на
-́jína
-́ї́ни
-́jíny
genitive -́ї́ни
-́jíny
-́ї́н
-́jín
dative -́ї́ні
-́jíni
-́ї́нам
-́jínam
accusative -́ї́ну
-́jínu
-́ї́ни
-́jíny
instrumental -́ї́ною
-́jínoju
-́ї́нами
-́jínamy
locative -́ї́ні
-́jíni
-́ї́нах
-́jínax
vocative -́ї́но
-́jíno
-́ї́ни
-́jíny

Etymology 2

From -їн (-jin) +‎ (-a)

Suffix

-їна́ (-jináf

  1. female equivalent of -їн (-jin) (for surnames only)

In surnames:

Declension of -їна́
(inan adj fem accent-b)
singular plural
nominative -їна́
-jiná
-їни́
-jiný
genitive -їно́ї
-jinóji
-їни́х
-jinýx
dative -їні́й
-jiníj
-їни́м
-jiným
accusative -їну́
-jinú
-їни́
-jiný
instrumental -їно́ю
-jinóju
-їни́ми
-jinýmy
locative -їні́й
-jiníj
-їни́х
-jinýx
vocative -їна́
-jiná
-їни́
-jiný
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Suffix

-їна (-jina)

  1. feminine nominative singular of -їний (-jinyj)

Suffix

-їнá (-jinám

  1. genitive/accusative singular of -ї́н (-jín) (in surnames only)