солов'їна

Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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солов'ї́на (solovʺjína)

  1. nominative singular feminine of солов'ї́ний (solovʺjínyj)

Noun

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солов'ї́на (solovʺjínaf inan (genitive солов'ї́ної, uncountable)

  1. (endearing) The Ukrainian language

Usage notes

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  • The feminine adjective form or the short noun form is used to express "to speak a language" in the instrumental case. This construct is specific to Ukrainian and uncommon in other Slavic languages.

Declension

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