дичина

Russian

Etymology

From дичь (dičʹ) +‎ -ина (-ina). Cognate with Belarusian дзічы́на (dzičýna), Ukrainian дичи́на (dyčýna). Compare also Polish dziczyzna (“wildmeat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dʲɪˈt͡ɕinə]

Noun

дичи́на • (dičína) f inan (genitive дичи́ны, nominative plural дичи́ны, genitive plural дичи́н)

1. venison, game

Declension

Declension of дичи́на (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	дичи́на dičína	дичи́ны dičíny
genitive	дичи́ны dičíny	дичи́н dičín
dative	дичи́не dičíne	дичи́нам dičínam
accusative	дичи́ну dičínu	дичи́ны dičíny
instrumental	дичи́ной, дичи́ною dičínoj, dičínoju	дичи́нами dičínami
prepositional	дичи́не dičíne	дичи́нах dičínax

Ukrainian

Etymology

From ди́кий (dýkyj) +‎ -ина (-yna). Cognate with Belarusian дзічы́на (dzičýna), Russian дичи́на (dičína). Compare also Polish dziczyzna (“wildmeat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [det͡ʃeˈna]

• Audio:

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Noun

дичина́ • (dyčyná) f inan (genitive дичини́, uncountable)

1. game (animals hunted for food)
2. game meat
3. (colloquial) a wild, unpopulated place

Declension

Declension of дичина́ (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-d)

	singular
nominative	дичина́ dyčyná
genitive	дичини́ dyčyný
dative	дичині́ dyčyní
accusative	дичину́ dyčynú
instrumental	дичино́ю dyčynóju
locative	дичині́ dyčyní
vocative	дичи́но dyčýno

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “дичина́”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2013), “дичина́”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (д – жучо́к), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund (2001–2024) “Словники України” online [Dictionaries of Ukraine online]‎^[1] (in Ukrainian)