отчизна

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic отьчизна (otĭčizna, (fore)fathers, lineage, patrimony), from Proto-Slavic *otьči(z)na.

Cognate to Ukrainian вітчи́зна (vitčýzna) and Polish ojczyzna. By surface analysis, оте́ц (otéc) + -изна (-izna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈt͡ɕːiznə]

Noun

отчи́зна • (otčízna) f inan (genitive отчи́зны, nominative plural отчи́зны, genitive plural отчи́зн)

  1. fatherland, motherland, homeland, home country
    Synonyms: оте́чество (otéčestvo), ро́дина (ródina)

Declension

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