Галина

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek Γαλήνη (Galíni) (a given name), from the Ancient Greek adjective γαλήνη (galḗnē, calm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɐˈlʲinə]

Proper noun

Гали́на • (Galína) f anim (genitive Гали́ны, nominative plural Гали́ны, genitive plural Гали́н)

  1. a female given name, Galina, from Ancient Greek
  2. golf (G in the ICAO spelling alphabet)

Declension

Derived terms

  • (Diminutives:) Га́ля (Gálja), Галюся (Galjusja)
  • (Endearing forms:) Галечка (Galečka), Галюшка (Galjuška), Галенька (Galenʹka)
  • (Pejorative forms:) Га́лька (Gálʹka), Га́лка (Gálka)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek Γαλήνη (Galíni) (a given name), from the Ancient Greek adjective γαλήνη (galḗnē, calm).[1]

Cognates include Russian Галина (Galina), Belarusian Галіна (Halina), Bulgarian Галина (Galina), Polish Halina, Czech Galina, Slovak Galina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɦɐˈɫɪnɐ]
  • (file)

Proper noun

Гали́на • (Halýna) f pers (genitive Гали́ни, nominative plural Гали́ни, genitive plural Гали́н)

  1. a female given name, Galyna, equivalent to English Galina

Declension

References

  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “Галина”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
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