меншина
Ukrainian
editEtymology
editFrom ме́нший (ménšyj) + -и́на (-ýna).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editменши́на • (menšýna) f inan (genitive менши́ни, nominative plural менши́ни, genitive plural менши́н)
- minority (group of people who have a different ethnicity, religion, language or culture from that of the majority of people in the place where they live)
- Hypernym: ме́ншість f (ménšistʹ)
- Уго́рська менши́на живе́ в Закарпа́тській о́бласті. ― Uhórsʹka menšýna žyvé v Zakarpátsʹkij óblasti. ― A Hungarian minority lives in the Transcarpathian Oblast.
Usage notes
edit- ме́ншість is the generic term for any kind of minority, whereas менши́на refers more narrowly to a minority group with a distinctive ethnic, linguistic, religious or cultural identity.
Declension
editDeclension of менши́на (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | менши́на menšýna |
менши́ни menšýny |
genitive | менши́ни menšýny |
менши́н menšýn |
dative | менши́ні menšýni |
менши́нам menšýnam |
accusative | менши́ну menšýnu |
менши́ни menšýny |
instrumental | менши́ною menšýnoju |
менши́нами menšýnamy |
locative | менши́ні menšýni |
менши́нах menšýnax |
vocative | менши́но menšýno |
менши́ни menšýny |
Derived terms
edit- націона́льна менши́на f (nacionálʹna menšýna, “ethnic minority”)
Further reading
edit- “меншина”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “меншина”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “меншина”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)
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