Буковина
See also: буковина
Russian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic, from Old Polish Bukowina or perhaps from Romanian Bucovina from Old Polish Bukowina, from bukowina (“beech forest”), probably independently formed[1] from buk + -ow- + -ina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bʊkɐˈvʲinə]
Proper noun
Букови́на • (Bukovína) f inan (genitive Букови́ны)
- Bukovina
Declension
Declension of Букови́на (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Букови́на Bukovína |
| genitive | Букови́ны Bukovíny |
| dative | Букови́не Bukovíne |
| accusative | Букови́ну Bukovínu |
| instrumental | Букови́ной, Букови́ною Bukovínoj, Bukovínoju |
| prepositional | Букови́не Bukovíne |
Pre-reform declension of Букови́на (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Букови́на Bukovína |
| genitive | Букови́ны Bukovíny |
| dative | Букови́нѣ Bukovíně |
| accusative | Букови́ну Bukovínu |
| instrumental | Букови́ной, Букови́ною Bukovínoj, Bukovínoju |
| prepositional | Букови́нѣ Bukovíně |
Derived terms
- букови́нец (bukovínec)
- букови́нка (bukovínka)
- букови́нский (bukovínskij)
References
- For the wide variation of the meanings given for hypothetical descendants of **bukovina vide Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bukovina”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 03, Moscow: Nauka, page 89