монахиня

Bulgarian

Etymology

From мона́х (monáh) + -иня (-inja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [monɐˈxinʲɐ]

Noun

монахи́ня • (monahínja) f (masculine мона́х)

  1. female equivalent of мона́х (monáh): nun (member of a Christian religious community of women)
    Synonym: калу́герка (kalúgerka)

Declension

Russian

Etymology

From мона́х (monáx) + -ыня (-ynja), by analogy with feminine forms such as герцоги́ня (gercogínja), графи́ня (grafínja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɐˈnaxʲɪnʲə]
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Noun

мона́хиня • (monáxinja) f anim (genitive мона́хини, nominative plural мона́хини, genitive plural мона́хинь, masculine мона́х)

  1. female equivalent of мона́х (monáx): nun (member of a Christian religious community of women)
    Synonyms: мона́шка (monáška), мона́шенка (monášenka)

Declension

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