найманка
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]на́йманець (nájmanecʹ, “mercenary, hireling”) + -ка (-ka, feminine suffix). Compare Russian наёмница (najómnica), Belarusian наёмніца (najómnica), Polish najemnica.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]на́йманка • (nájmanka) f pers (genitive на́йманки, nominative plural на́йманки, genitive plural на́йманок, masculine на́йманець)
- female equivalent of на́йманець (nájmanecʹ):
- (military) mercenary, soldier of fortune (hired fighter)
- hireling, hired hand (hired labourer)
- Synonym: на́ймичка (nájmyčka)
- (derogatory) mercenary, hireling (one whose allegiance is motivated by private gain rather than genuine conviction)
Declension
[edit]Declension of на́йманка (pers hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | на́йманка nájmanka |
на́йманки nájmanky |
genitive | на́йманки nájmanky |
на́йманок nájmanok |
dative | на́йманці nájmanci |
на́йманкам nájmankam |
accusative | на́йманку nájmanku |
на́йманок nájmanok |
instrumental | на́йманкою nájmankoju |
на́йманками nájmankamy |
locative | на́йманці nájmanci |
на́йманках nájmankax |
vocative | на́йманко nájmanko |
на́йманки nájmanky |
Further reading
[edit]- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “найманка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “найманка”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “найманка”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “найманка”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)
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- Ukrainian hard feminine-form accent-a nouns
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