почин

Russian

Etymology

Deverbal from почина́ть (počinátʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐˈt͡ɕin]

Noun

почи́н • (počín) m inan (genitive почи́на, nominative plural почи́ны, genitive plural почи́нов)

  1. initiative
    по со́бственному почи́ну
    po sóbstvennomu počínu
    on one's own initiative
    сме́лый почи́н
    smélyj počín
    daring innovation
    подхвати́ть че́й-либо почи́н
    podxvatítʹ čéj-libo počín
    take up smb's initiative
  2. (colloquial) beginning, first sale of the day
    для почи́на
    dlja počína
    for a start; to make a beginning/start

Declension

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