накана

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nakana; equivalent to на- (na-) +‎ ка́я се (kája se, to regret, to repent one’s sins) +‎ -на (-na).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɐˈkanɐ]
  • Audio (Standard Bulgarian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -anɐ
  • Hyphenation(key): на‧ка‧на

Noun

нака́на • (nakánaf

  1. (dated) readiness, willingness (to do/accept something)
    Synonym: гото́вност (gotóvnost)

Declension

Declension of нака́на
singular plural
indefinite нака́на
nakána
нака́ни
nakáni
definite нака́ната
nakánata
нака́ните
nakánite

Derived terms

  • нака́ня pf (nakánja), нака́нвам impf (nakánvam, to make ready, to prepare for)

References

  • накана”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • накана”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nâːkana/
  • Hyphenation: на‧ка‧на

Noun

на̑кана f (Latin spelling nȃkana)

  1. intention, intent

Declension

Declension of накана
singular plural
nominative накана накане
genitive накане накана
dative накани наканама
accusative накану накане
vocative накано накане
locative накани наканама
instrumental наканом наканама