истина
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See also: істина
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *jьstina, from *jistъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
и́стина • (ístina) f
- truth
- reality, verity
- Synonyms: действи́телност (dejstvítelnost), реа́лност (reálnost), и́стинност (ístinnost)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | и́стина ístina |
и́стини ístini |
| definite | и́стината ístinata |
и́стините ístinite |
Derived terms
- наи́стина (naístina)
Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *jьstina.
Noun
истина • (istina) f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | истина istina |
истинѣ istině |
истинꙑ istiny |
| genitive | истинꙑ istiny |
истиноу istinu |
истинъ istinŭ |
| dative | истинѣ istině |
истинама istinama |
истинамъ istinamŭ |
| accusative | истинѫ istinǫ |
истинѣ istině |
истинꙑ istiny |
| instrumental | истиноѭ istinojǫ |
истинама istinama |
истинами istinami |
| locative | истинѣ istině |
истиноу istinu |
истинахъ istinaxŭ |
| vocative | истино istino |
истинѣ istině |
истинꙑ istiny |
Synonyms
Descendants
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic истина (istina), from Proto-Slavic *jьstina, from *jistъ. Compare Latvian īstens (“real, true, genuine”).
Pronunciation
Noun
и́стина • (ístina) f inan (genitive и́стины, nominative plural и́стины, genitive plural и́стин)
Declension
Declension of и́стина (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of и́стина (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Synonyms
- реа́льность (reálʹnostʹ)
- пра́вда (právda)
Related terms
- вои́стину (voístinu)
- и́стинность (ístinnostʹ), истовость (istovostʹ)
- и́стинный (ístinnyj), и́стовый (ístovyj), и́стый (ístyj)
- и́стинно (ístinno)
- пои́стине (poístine)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьstina.
Pronunciation
Noun
и̏стина f (Latin spelling ȉstina)