именины
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Russian
Etymology
From имен- (imen-) (stem of и́мя (ímja, “name”)) + the plural form of -и́на (-ína).
Pronunciation
Noun
имени́ны • (imeníny) f inan pl (genitive имени́н, plural only)
- name day
- (popularly) birthday
- Synonyms: день рожде́ния m (denʹ roždénija), (slang) дню́ха f (dnjúxa)
Declension
Declension of имени́ны (inan pl-only fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | имени́ны imeníny |
| genitive | имени́н imenín |
| dative | имени́нам imenínam |
| accusative | имени́ны imeníny |
| instrumental | имени́нами imenínami |
| prepositional | имени́нах imenínax |
Derived terms
- имени́нник (imenínnik), имени́нница (imenínnica)
- именинный (imeninnyj) (e.g. именинный пирог, именинный торт)
Descendants
- ⇒ Ingrian: iimenäiset