Слобожанщина

Ukrainian

Etymology

From слобожа́нин (slobožányn) +‎ -щина (-ščyna, “-ia”). The слобожа́нин refers to слобода́ (slobodá, “a sloboda”), a type of settlement that was not obligated to pay taxes to feudal lords.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɫɔbɔˈʒanʃt͡ʃenɐ]

Proper noun

Слобожа́нщина • (Slobožánščyna) f inan (genitive Слобожа́нщини, uncountable)

  1. Sloboda Ukraine, northeastern Ukraine and parts of southwestern Russia.

Declension

Declension of Слобожа́нщина
(inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)
singular
nominative Слобожа́нщина
Slobožánščyna
genitive Слобожа́нщини
Slobožánščyny
dative Слобожа́нщині
Slobožánščyni
accusative Слобожа́нщину
Slobožánščynu
instrumental Слобожа́нщиною
Slobožánščynoju
locative Слобожа́нщині
Slobožánščyni
vocative Слобожа́нщино
Slobožánščyno

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