Буковина
See also: буковина
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic, from Old Polish Bukowina or perhaps from Romanian Bucovina from Old Polish Bukowina, from bukowina (“beech forest”), probably independently formed[1] from buk (“beech”) + -ow- + -ina (a now-obsolete suffix appended to trees to form nouns meaning "forest of...").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bʊkɐˈvʲinə]
Proper noun
Букови́на • (Bukovína) f inan (genitive Букови́ны)
- Bukovina (a historical region of Eastern Europe on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and adjoining plains, currently split between Romania and Ukraine)
Declension
Declension of Букови́на (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Букови́на Bukovína |
| genitive | Букови́ны Bukovíny |
| dative | Букови́не Bukovíne |
| accusative | Букови́ну Bukovínu |
| instrumental | Букови́ной, Букови́ною Bukovínoj, Bukovínoju |
| prepositional | Букови́не Bukovíne |
Pre-reform declension of Букови́на (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Букови́на Bukovína |
| genitive | Букови́ны Bukovíny |
| dative | Букови́нѣ Bukovíně |
| accusative | Букови́ну Bukovínu |
| instrumental | Букови́ной, Букови́ною Bukovínoj, Bukovínoju |
| prepositional | Букови́нѣ Bukovíně |
Derived terms
- букови́нец (bukovínec), букови́нка (bukovínka)
- букови́нский (bukovínskij)
Descendants
- → Armenian: Բուկովինա (Bukovina)
References
- ^ For the wide variation of the meanings given for hypothetical descendants of *bukovina vide Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bukovina”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 89
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic, from Old Polish Bukowina or perhaps from Romanian Bucovina from Old Polish Bukowina, from bukowina (“beech forest”), probably independently formed[1] from buk (“beech”) + -ow- + -ina (a now-obsolete suffix appended to trees to form nouns meaning "forest of...").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bʊkɔˈʋɪnɐ]
Proper noun
Букови́на • (Bukovýna) f inan (genitive Букови́ни, uncountable)
- Bukovina (a historical region of Eastern Europe on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and adjoining plains, currently split between Romania and Ukraine)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Букови́на Bukovýna |
| genitive | Букови́ни Bukovýny |
| dative | Букови́ні Bukovýni |
| accusative | Букови́ну Bukovýnu |
| instrumental | Букови́ною Bukovýnoju |
| locative | Букови́ні Bukovýni |
| vocative | Букови́но Bukovýno |
Derived terms
- букови́нець (bukovýnecʹ), букови́нка (bukovýnka)
- букови́нський (bukovýnsʹkyj)
References
- ^ For the wide variation of the meanings given for hypothetical descendants of *bukovina vide Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bukovina”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 89
Further reading
- “Буковина”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “Буковина”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)