See also: причиня

Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *pričina, formally an action noun of an unattested *причия, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeyH- (to arrange, to adjust) + -на (-na).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [priˈt͡ʃinɐ]
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Noun

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причи́на (pričínaf

  1. cause, reason

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Derived terms

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References

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

Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pričina.

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Noun

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причина (pričinaf (relational adjective причински)

  1. cause, reason

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pričina.

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Noun

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причи́на (pričínaf inan (genitive причи́ны, nominative plural причи́ны, genitive plural причи́н)

  1. cause (source or reason of an event or action)
  2. reason
    по како́й-то причи́неpo kakój-to pričínefor some reason

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Descendants

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  • Kildin Sami: приченҍ (pričjen’)

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *pričina.

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причи́на (pryčýnaf inan (genitive причи́ни, nominative plural причи́ни, genitive plural причи́н, relational adjective причи́нний)

  1. reason
    з яко́їсь причи́ниz jakójisʹ pryčýnyfor some reason
  2. cause

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