Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From края́н(ин) (kraján(yn)) +‎ -ка (-ka). Compare Polish krajanka.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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края́нка (krajánkaf pers (genitive края́нки, nominative plural края́нки, genitive plural края́нок, masculine края́нин)

  1. female equivalent of края́нин (krajányn): compatriot, countrywoman, fellow countrywoman
    Synonyms: співвітчи́зниця f (spivvitčýznycja), земля́чка f (zemljáčka)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2016), “краянка”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 7 (кварта́л – кя́хтинський), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
  • A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “краянка”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
  • A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “краянка”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
  • краянка”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
  • краянка”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)