Sachalin
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsaxalɪn]
Proper noun
Sachalin m
- Sakhalin (the largest island of Russia, off its eastern coast)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zaxaˈliːn/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Sachalin n (proper noun, genitive Sachalins or (optionally with an article) Sachalin)
- Sakhalin (a large island and region in eastern Russia)
See also
- Kamtschatka
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Сахали́н (Saxalín), from Manchu ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ (sahaliyan, “black”), probably from the expression ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ
ᡠᠯᠠ
ᠠᡢᡤᠠ
ᡥᠠᡩ᠋ᠠ (“the peak at the estuary of the Amur river”), from Jurchen 撒哈良 (sa-ha-liang /saxalian/, “black”), from Proto-Tungusic *sakarīn (“black”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈxa.lin/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -alin
- Syllabification: Sa‧cha‧lin
Proper noun
Sachalin m inan
- Sakhalin (the largest island of Russia, off its eastern coast)
- Sakhalin (an oblast of Russia)
Declension
Declension of Sachalin
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Sachalin |
| genitive | Sachalinu |
| dative | Sachalinowi |
| accusative | Sachalin |
| instrumental | Sachalinem |
| locative | Sachalinie |
| vocative | Sachalinie |
Further reading
- Sachalin in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Sachalin in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Proper noun
Sachalin n
- Sakhalin (Russian island)