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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic кайданы (kajdany, “shackles”), probably mediated via some Turkic language from Arabic قَيْدَان (qaydān), the dual form of قَيْد (qayd). Compare Russian кандалы́ (kandalý) from the same source.
Pronunciation
Noun
кайда́ни • (kajdány) m inan pl (genitive кайда́нів, plural only, relational adjective кайда́новий or кайда́нний)
- (literally and figuratively) shackles, manacles, fetters, gyves, irons
- Synonyms: око́ви (okóvy), пу́та (púta), пу́то (púto), нару́чники (narúčnyky), зако́ви (zakóvy), залі́за (zalíza), ре́тязі (rétjazi), вери́ги (verýhy)
Declension
Declension of кайда́ни (inan pl-only hard masc-form accent-a)
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plural
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nominative
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кайда́ни kajdány
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genitive
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кайда́нів kajdániv
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dative
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кайда́нам kajdánam
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accusative
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кайда́ни kajdány
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instrumental
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кайда́нами kajdánamy
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locative
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кайда́нах kajdánax
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vocative
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кайда́ни kajdány
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Derived terms
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “кайдани”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “кайдани”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “кайдани”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “кайдани”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “кайдани”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “кайдани”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “кайдани”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)