Слобожанщина

Ukrainian

Etymology

From слобожа́нин (slobožányn) +‎ -щина (-ščyna). The слобожа́нин refers to слобода́ (slobodá, “a sloboda”), a type of settlement that was not obligated to pay taxes to feudal lords.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɫɔbɔˈʒanʃt͡ʃenɐ]

Proper noun

Слобожа́нщина • (Slobožánščyna) f inan (genitive Слобожа́нщини, uncountable)

1. Sloboda Ukraine, northeastern Ukraine and parts of southwestern Russia.

Declension

Declension of Слобожа́нщина (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	Слобожа́нщина Slobožánščyna
genitive	Слобожа́нщини Slobožánščyny
dative	Слобожа́нщині Slobožánščyni
accusative	Слобожа́нщину Slobožánščynu
instrumental	Слобожа́нщиною Slobožánščynoju
locative	Слобожа́нщині Slobožánščyni
vocative	Слобожа́нщино Slobožánščyno

Further reading

• “Слобожанщина”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)