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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech -yni／-yně, from Proto-Slavic *-yni.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-yně f (noun-forming suffix)
- forms female equivalents of male animate nouns
- ministr (“minister”) + -yně → ministryně (“female minister”)
- kolega (“colleague”) + -yně → kolegyně (“female colleague”)
- porotce (“juror”) + -yně → porotkyně (“female juror”)
Declension
Declension of -yně (soft feminine)
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