-щина

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Bulgarian

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-щина (-ština)

  1. -hood, -ness, -dom; forms nouns, sometimes of derogatory character, denoting qualities or professions
    Synonym: -ство (-stvo)
    акроба́т (akrobát) + ‎-щина (-ština) → ‎акроба́тщина (akrobátština)
    бъ́лгар (bǎ́lgar) + ‎-щина (-ština) → ‎бъ́лгарщина (bǎ́lgarština)
    адвока́т (advokát) + ‎-щина (-ština) → ‎адвока́тщина (advokátština)
    юна́к (junák) + ‎-щина (-ština) → ‎юна́щина (junáština)
    общ (obšt) + ‎-щина (-ština) → ‎община́ (obštiná)

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Russian

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-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)

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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

Suffix

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-щи́на (-ščýna)

  1. Suffix added to cities 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)

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