каранїнї
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. Possibly a more recent coinage, as this term is not attested in the 1997 Serbian-Rusyn dictionary.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [karaˈɲiɲi]
- Rhymes: -iɲi
- Hyphenation: ка‧ра‧нї‧нї
Noun
каранїнї (karanjinji) m anim (relational adjective каранїнїйов)
- great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
- Synonym: надзикар (nadzikar)
Usage notes
- The singular form may be used in the plural as well by some speakers, for example каранїнї шпиваю (karanjinji špivaju, “reed warblers are singing”) rather than the expected каранїнїї шпиваю (karanjinjiji špivaju).
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | каранїнї (karanjinji) | каранїнїї (karanjinjiji) |
| genitive | каранїнїя (karanjinjija) | каранїнїйох (karanjinjijox) |
| dative | каранїнїйови (karanjinjijovi) | каранїнїйом (karanjinjijom) |
| accusative | каранїнїя (karanjinjija) | каранїнїйох (karanjinjijox) |
| instrumental | каранїнїйом (karanjinjijom) | каранїнїями (karanjinjijami) |
| locative | каранїнїйови (karanjinjijovi) | каранїнїйох (karanjinjijox) |
| vocative | каранїнї (karanjinji) | каранїнїї (karanjinjiji) |
References
- Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “каранїнї”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy