-щина
Russian
Alternative forms
- -овщина (-ovščina)
Suffix
-щи́на • (-ščína)
- Suffix added to stems to show that it is a collective or a condition; -hood, -dom, -ness, -ism
- дед (ded, “grandfather, an experienced soldier”) + -щина (-ščina) → дедовщи́на (dedovščína, “dedovshchina, hazing”)
- ба́рин (bárin, “nobleman, a boyar”) + -щина (-ščina) → ба́рщина (bárščina, “corvee”)
Declension
Declension of -щи́на (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -щи́на -ščína | -щи́ны -ščíny |
| genitive | -щи́ны -ščíny | -щи́н -ščín |
| dative | -щи́не -ščíne | -щи́нам -ščínam |
| accusative | -щи́ну -ščínu | -щи́н -ščín |
| instrumental | -щи́ной, -щи́ною -ščínoj, -ščínoju | -щи́нами -ščínami |
| prepositional | -щи́не -ščíne | -щи́нах -ščínax |
Derived terms
Russian terms suffixed with -щина
See also
- -ность (-nostʹ), -ство (-stvo), other suffixes for states of being, or being collective
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited. Compare Serbo-Croatian -штина, Russian -щина (-ščina), etc.
Alternative forms
- -івщина (-ivščyna)
Suffix
-щи́на • (-ščýna)
- Suffix added to cites and ethnic groups to give the name of their home region; -ia, -land.
- Бойко (Bojko, “Bokyo, highlander”) + -щина (-ščyna) → Бойківщина (Bojkivščyna, “Boykivshchyna, "Boyko land"”)
- Херсон (Xerson, “Kherson”) + -щина (-ščyna) → Херсонщина (Xersonščyna, “Kherson Oblast”)
- Suffix added to stems to show that it is a collective or a condition; -hood, -dom, -ness, -ism
- спа́д(ок) (spád(ok)) + -щина (-ščyna) → спадщина (spadščyna, “heritage”)
- шарова́ри (šarováry, “shalwars”) + -щина (-ščyna) → шароварщина (šarovarščyna, “fakelore, stereotypes”)
Declension
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Derived terms
Ukrainian terms suffixed with -щина
See also
- -ія (-ija), other main geographic suffix
- -ність (-nistʹ), -ство (-stvo), other suffixes for states of being, or being collective