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"Motherland" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Mar 17, 2023 (see all)
ро́дина
[ ró-dee-na ]
Noun , feminine
motherland

Morphemic analysis

родина
root: род
suffix: ин
ending: а

Etymology

род - family, kin, clan
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Examples of "Motherland" in Russian

  • Росси́я ста́ла его́ второ́й ро́диной.

    ras-sée-ya stá-la ye-vó fta-róî ró-dee-naî

    Russia became his second motherland.

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  • Жил он до́лго и, в о́бщем, сча́стливо, но всю жизнь тоскова́л по ро́дине.

    zheel on dól-ga ee, v óp-schyem, schás-lee-va, no fsyu zheezn' tas-ka-vál pa ró-dee-nye

    He lived a long and generally happy life, but all his life he yearned for his homeland.

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Declension of the word родина

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. ро́дина ро́дины
Genitive Gen. ро́дины ро́дин
Dative Dat. ро́дине ро́динам
Accusative Acc. ро́дину ро́дины
Instrumental Inst. ро́диной ро́динами
Prepositional Prep. ро́дине ро́динах

Same stem words

family, kin, clan; origin, generation; kind, sort, type; way; (grammar) gender
ро́дственник [rótst-veen-neek] Noun , masculine , fem: ро́дственница
relative, kinsman
двою́родный [dva-yú-rad-nyÎ] Adjective
related by grandfather (first cousin, cousin of one's father or mother, child of one's first cousin)
роди́тели [ra-dée-tee-lee] Noun , plural , singular - роди́тель
parents

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