Bulgarian

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From Proto-Slavic *rodina.

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роди́на (rodínaf

  1. homeland, motherland, native land
    Synonyms: та́тковина (tátkovina), оте́чество (otéčestvo)

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  • родина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • родина”, 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 *rodina.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈrɔdina]
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родина (rodinaf (relational adjective родински)

  1. homeland
    Synonyms: татковина f (tatkovina), мајковина f (majkovina)

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  • родина in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)

Russian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *rodina.

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ро́дина (ródinaf inan (genitive ро́дины, nominative plural ро́дины, genitive plural ро́дин)

  1. homeland, motherland, native land
    Synonyms: оте́чество n (otéčestvo), отчи́зна f (otčízna)
    тоскова́ть по ро́динеtoskovátʹ po ródineto be homesick
  2. (endearing, usually capitalized) Russia as the Motherland
    Они́ сража́лись за Ро́динуOní sražálisʹ za RódinuThey fought for the Motherland
    За Ро́динуZa RódinuFor the Motherland (patriotic motto)
  3. (endearing, dated, usually capitalized) the Soviet Union

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  • English: Rodina

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “родина”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian роди́на (rodína, family, homeland), the sense "family" is a semantic loan from Old Polish rodzina (family). By surface analysis, род- (rod-) +‎ -ина (-yna).

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роди́на (rodýnaf inan (genitive роди́ни, nominative plural роди́ни, genitive plural роди́н, relational adjective роди́нний or роди́нин)

  1. family
    Synonym: сім'я́ (simʺjá)
  2. (colloquial) relative
    Synonyms: ро́дич (ródyč), ро́дичка (ródyčka), рідня́ (ridnjá)
  3. (biology, taxonomy) family
  4. (poetic) homeland
    Synonyms: батьківщи́на (batʹkivščýna), вітчи́зна (vitčýzna)
  5. lineage, clan, tribe, family
    Synonym: рід (rid)

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