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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian отмѣна (otměna).
By surface analysis, deverbal from відмінити (vidminyty). Cognate with Belarusian адме́на (admjéna).
Pronunciation
Noun
відмі́на • (vidmína) f inan (genitive відмі́ни, nominative plural відмі́ни, genitive plural відмі́н)
- difference, distinction
- variant, variety
- (grammar) declension (group or class of words)
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References
- ^ Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1978), “отмѣна”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Н – Ѳ), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 105
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