-yně

See also: ynë, -yne, and yne

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech -yni / -yně, from Proto-Slavic *-yni.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ ɪɲɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ɪɲɛ

Suffix

-yně f (noun-forming suffix)

  1. forms female equivalents of male animate nouns
    ministr (minister) + ‎-yně → ‎ministryně (female minister)
    kolega (colleague) + ‎-yně → ‎kolegyně (female colleague)
    porotce (juror) + ‎-yně → ‎porotkyně (female juror)

Declension

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