балаканина
Ukrainian
editEtymology
editFrom бала́кання (balákannja) + -и́на (-ýna).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editбалакани́на • (balakanýna) f inan (genitive балакани́ни, uncountable)
- chatter (talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk)
- blather, jibber-jabber (meaningless talk)
- Synonym: базі́кання n (bazíkannja)
- chit-chat, nattering (light conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial matters)
Declension
editDeclension of балакани́на (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)
singular | |
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nominative | балакани́на balakanýna |
genitive | балакани́ни balakanýny |
dative | балакани́ні balakanýni |
accusative | балакани́ну balakanýnu |
instrumental | балакани́ною balakanýnoju |
locative | балакани́ні balakanýni |
vocative | балакани́но balakanýno |
Related terms
edit- бала́кання n (balákannja)
- бала́кати impf (balákaty)
Further reading
edit- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “балаканина”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “балаканина”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “балаканина”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “балаканина”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “балаканина”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “балаканина”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “балаканина”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)
Categories:
- Ukrainian terms suffixed with -ина
- Ukrainian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ukrainian terms with audio pronunciation
- Ukrainian lemmas
- Ukrainian nouns
- Ukrainian uncountable nouns
- Ukrainian feminine nouns
- Ukrainian inanimate nouns
- Ukrainian hard feminine-form nouns
- Ukrainian hard feminine-form accent-a nouns
- Ukrainian nouns with accent pattern a
- uk:Talking