меншина
Appearance
Pannonian Rusyn
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Slovak menšina. By surface analysis, менши (menši) + -ина (-ina).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]меншина (menšina) f (related adjective меншински)
- minority
- Antonym: векшина (vekšina)
- национална меншина ― nacionalna menšina ― national minority; ethnic minority
Declension
[edit]Declension of меншина
singular | plural | |
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nominative | меншина menšina |
меншини menšini |
genitive | меншини menšini |
меншинох menšinox |
dative | меншини menšini |
меншином menšinom |
accusative | меншину menšinu |
меншини menšini |
instrumental | меншину menšinu |
меншинами menšinami |
locative | меншини menšini |
меншинох menšinox |
vocative | меншино menšino |
меншини menšini |
References
[edit]- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “меншина”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “minority”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 179
Ukrainian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ме́нший (ménšyj) + -и́на (-ýna).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]менши́на • (menšýna) f inan (genitive менши́ни, nominative plural менши́ни, genitive plural менши́н)
- minority (group of people who have a different ethnicity, religion, language or culture from that of the majority of people in the place where they live)
- Hypernym: ме́ншість f (ménšistʹ)
- Уго́рська менши́на живе́ в Закарпа́тській о́бласті. ― Uhórsʹka menšýna žyvé v Zakarpátsʹkij óblasti. ― A Hungarian minority lives in the Transcarpathian Oblast.
Usage notes
[edit]- ме́ншість is the generic term for any kind of minority, whereas менши́на refers more narrowly to a minority group with a distinctive ethnic, linguistic, religious or cultural identity.
Declension
[edit]Declension of менши́на (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | менши́на menšýna |
менши́ни menšýny |
genitive | менши́ни menšýny |
менши́н menšýn |
dative | менши́ні menšýni |
менши́нам menšýnam |
accusative | менши́ну menšýnu |
менши́ни menšýny |
instrumental | менши́ною menšýnoju |
менши́нами menšýnamy |
locative | менши́ні menšýni |
менши́нах menšýnax |
vocative | менши́но menšýno |
менши́ни menšýny |
Derived terms
[edit]- націона́льна менши́на f (nacionálʹna menšýna, “ethnic minority”)
Further reading
[edit]- “меншина”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “меншина”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “меншина”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)
Categories:
- Pannonian Rusyn terms inherited from Old Slovak
- Pannonian Rusyn terms derived from Old Slovak
- Pannonian Rusyn terms suffixed with -ина
- Pannonian Rusyn terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Pannonian Rusyn/ina
- Rhymes:Pannonian Rusyn/ina/3 syllables
- Pannonian Rusyn lemmas
- Pannonian Rusyn nouns
- Pannonian Rusyn feminine nouns
- Pannonian Rusyn terms with collocations
- rsk:Collectives
- Ukrainian terms suffixed with -ина
- Ukrainian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ukrainian terms with audio pronunciation
- Ukrainian lemmas
- Ukrainian nouns
- Ukrainian feminine nouns
- Ukrainian inanimate nouns
- Ukrainian terms with usage examples
- Ukrainian hard feminine-form nouns
- Ukrainian hard feminine-form accent-a nouns
- Ukrainian nouns with accent pattern a
- uk:Collectives
- uk:Sociology