самооборона
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Russian
Etymology
само- (samo-, “self-”) + оборо́на (oboróna, “defense”)
Pronunciation
Noun
самооборо́на • (samooboróna) f inan (genitive самооборо́ны, nominative plural самооборо́ны, genitive plural самооборо́н)
- self-defense
- Synonym: самозащи́та (samozaščíta)
Declension
Declension of самооборо́на (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | самооборо́на samooboróna |
самооборо́ны samooboróny |
| genitive | самооборо́ны samooboróny |
самооборо́н samooborón |
| dative | самооборо́не samooboróne |
самооборо́нам samooborónam |
| accusative | самооборо́ну samooborónu |
самооборо́ны samooboróny |
| instrumental | самооборо́ной, самооборо́ною samooborónoj, samooborónoju |
самооборо́нами samooborónami |
| prepositional | самооборо́не samooboróne |
самооборо́нах samooborónax |
Related terms
- оборо́на (oboróna)
Ukrainian
Etymology
само- (samo-, “self-”) + оборо́на (oboróna, “defence”)
Pronunciation
Noun
самооборо́на • (samooboróna) f inan (genitive самооборо́ни, uncountable)
- self-defence (UK), self-defense (US)
- Synonym: самоза́хист m (samozáxyst)
Declension
Declension of самооборо́на (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | самооборо́на samooboróna |
| genitive | самооборо́ни samooboróny |
| dative | самооборо́ні samooboróni |
| accusative | самооборо́ну samooborónu |
| instrumental | самооборо́ною samooborónoju |
| locative | самооборо́ні samooboróni |
| vocative | самооборо́но samooboróno |
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “самооборона”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “самооборона”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “самооборона”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “самооборона”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)