накана

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nakana; equivalent to на- (na-) +‎ ка́я се (kája se, “to regret, to repent one's sins”) +‎ -на (-na).

Noun

нака́на • (nakána) f

1. (dated) readiness, willingness (to do/accept something)

   Synonym: гото́вност (gotóvnost)

Inflection

Declension of нака́нa

	singular	plural
indefinite	нака́нa nakána	нака́нaи nakánai
definite (subject form)	нака́нaът nakánaǎt	нака́нaите nakánaite
definite (object form)	нака́нaа nakánaa

Derived terms

• нака́ня pf (nakánja), нака́нвам impf (nakánvam, “to make ready, to prepare for”)

Related terms

• зака́на (zakána, “threat”)
• пока́на (pokána, “invitation”)

References

• “накана”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “накана”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nâːkana/
• Hyphenation: на‧ка‧на

Noun

на̑кана f (Latin spelling nȃkana)

1. intention, intent

Declension

Declension of накана

	singular	plural
nominative	накана	накане
genitive	накане	накана
dative	накани	наканама
accusative	накану	накане
vocative	накано	накане
locative	накани	наканама
instrumental	наканом	наканама