dejiny

See also: dějiny

Slovak

Etymology

From dej (“act”) +‎ -ina. Compare Czech dějiny, Polish dzieje, Lower Sorbian stawizny.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɟɛjini/

Noun

dejiny f pl (genitive plural dejín, declension pattern of žena)

1. the events of history

Declension

Declension of dejiny

	plurale tantum
nominative	dejiny
genitive	dejín
dative	dejinám
accusative	dejiny
locative	dejinách
instrumental	dejinami

Derived terms

• dejinný

Related terms

• dejepis

Further reading

• “dejiny”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024