святиня

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svętyni. By surface analysis, святи́й (svjatýj) +‎ -и́ня (-ýnja).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sʲʋʲɐˈtɪnʲɐ]

Noun

святи́ня • (svjatýnja) f inan (genitive святи́ні, nominative plural святи́ні, genitive plural святи́нь)

shrine
sacred object, something considered sacred, a sanctity

Declension

Declension of *святи́ня*
(inan soft fem-form accent-a)
	singular	plural
nominative	святи́ня svjatýnja	святи́ні svjatýni
genitive	святи́ні svjatýni	святи́нь svjatýnʹ
dative	святи́ні svjatýni	святи́ням svjatýnjam
accusative	святи́ню svjatýnju	святи́ні svjatýni
instrumental	святи́нею svjatýneju	святи́нями svjatýnjamy
locative	святи́ні svjatýni	святи́нях svjatýnjax
vocative	святи́не svjatýne	святи́ні svjatýni

Related terms

святи́й (svjatýj)