ненька
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnɛnʲkɐ]
Audio (file)
Noun
не́нька • (nénʹka) f pers (genitive не́ньки, nominative plural не́ньки, genitive plural не́ньок)
- diminutive of не́ня (nénja, “mother”)
- endearing form of не́ня (nénja, “mother”)
- (figuratively) (Mother) Ukraine, motherland
- О, Україно! О люба ненько! ― O, Ukrajino! O ljuba nenʹko! ― O Ukraine! O beloved Motherland!
- used to address gently a woman, especially an older one
- used in exclamations
- Не́нько моя́! ― Nénʹko mojá! ― Oh my god! (literally, “My mother!”)
Declension
Declension of не́нька (pers hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | не́нька nénʹka |
не́ньки nénʹky |
| genitive | не́ньки nénʹky |
не́ньок nénʹok |
| dative | не́ньці nénʹci |
не́нькам nénʹkam |
| accusative | не́ньку nénʹku |
не́ньок nénʹok |
| instrumental | не́нькою nénʹkoju |
не́ньками nénʹkamy |
| locative | не́ньці nénʹci |
не́ньках nénʹkax |
| vocative | не́нько nénʹko |
не́ньки nénʹky |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ненька”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “ненька”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
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