ґестиня
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Adapted borrowing of Hungarian gesztenye + -иня (-inja), further from German Kastanie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡɛˈstiɲa]
- Rhymes: -iɲa
- Hyphenation: ґес‧ти‧ня
Noun
ґестиня (gestinja) f (related adjective ґестиньов)
- chestnut
- дзива ґестиня ― dziva gestinja ― horse chestnut (literally, “wild chestnut”)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ґестиня (gestinja) | ґестинї (gestinji) |
| genitive | ґестинї (gestinji) | ґестиньох (gestinʹox) |
| dative | ґестинї (gestinji) | ґестиньом (gestinʹom) |
| accusative | ґестиню (gestinju) | ґестинї (gestinji) |
| instrumental | ґестиню (gestinju) | ґестинями (gestinjami) |
| locative | ґестинї (gestinji) | ґестиньох (gestinʹox) |
| vocative | ґестиньо (gestinʹo) | ґестинї (gestinji) |
Derived terms
adjectives
- ґестинясти (gestinjasti)
- ґестиньов (gestinʹov)
- ґестиньови (gestinʹovi)
nouns
- ґестиняр m pers (gestinjar)
Further reading
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “ґестиня”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy