солов'їна

Ukrainian

Etymology

From соловей (solovej) +‎ -їна (-jina)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɔɫɔˈʋjinɐ]

Adjective

солов'ї́на • (solovʺjína)

  1. nominative singular feminine of солов'ї́ний (solovʺjínyj)

Noun

солов'ї́на • (solovʺjína) f inan (genitive солов'ї́ної, uncountable)

  1. (endearing) The Ukrainian language

Usage notes

  • The feminine adjective form or the short noun form is used to express "to speak a language" in the instrumental case. This construct is specific to Ukrainian and uncommon in other Slavic languages.

Declension

Declension of солов'ї́на
(inan sg-only adj fem accent-a)
singular
nominative солов'ї́на
solovʺjína
genitive солов'ї́ної
solovʺjínoji
dative солов'ї́ній
solovʺjínij
accusative солов'ї́ну
solovʺjínu
instrumental солов'ї́ною
solovʺjínoju
locative солов'ї́ній
solovʺjínij
vocative солов'ї́на
solovʺjína
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