-щина

Russian

Alternative forms

  • -овщина (-ovščina)

Suffix

-щи́на • (-ščína)

  1. Suffix added to stems to show that it is a collective or a condition; -hood, -dom, -ness, -ism
    ‎дед (ded, “grandfather, an experienced soldier”) + ‎-щина (-ščina) → ‎дедовщи́на (dedovščína, “dedovshchina, hazing”)
    ‎ба́рин (bárin, “nobleman, a boyar”) + ‎-щина (-ščina) → ‎ба́рщина (bárščina, “corvee”)

Declension

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -щина

See also

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • -івщина (-ivščyna)

Etymology

Inherited. Compare Serbo-Croatian -штина, Russian -щина (-ščina), etc.

Suffix

-щи́на • (-ščýna)

  1. Suffix added to cites and ethnic groups to give the name of their home region; -ia, -land.
    ‎Бойко (Bojko, “Boyko, highlander”) + ‎-щина (-ščyna) → ‎Бойківщина (Bojkivščyna, “Boykivshchyna, "Boyko land"”)
    ‎Херсон (Xerson, “Kherson”) + ‎-щина (-ščyna) → ‎Херсонщина (Xersonščyna, “Kherson Oblast”)
  2. Suffix added to stems to show that it is a collective or a condition; -hood, -dom, -ness, -ism
    ‎спа́д(ок) (spád(ok)) + ‎-щина (-ščyna) → ‎спадщина (spadščyna, “heritage”)
    ‎шарова́ри (šarováry, “shalwars”) + ‎-щина (-ščyna) → ‎шароварщина (šarovarščyna, “fakelore, stereotypes”)

Declension

Derived terms

Ukrainian terms suffixed with -щина

See also

  • -ія (-ija), other main geographic suffix
  • -ність (-nistʹ), -ство (-stvo), other suffixes for states of being, or being collective
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