-щина

Russian

Alternative forms

• -овщина (-ovščina)

Suffix

-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”)

Declension

Declension of -щи́на (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	-щи́на -ščína	-щи́ны -ščíny
genitive	-щи́ны -ščíny	-щи́н -ščín
dative	-щи́не -ščíne	-щи́нам -ščínam
accusative	-щи́ну -ščínu	-щи́н -ščín
instrumental	-щи́ной, -щи́ною -ščínoj, -ščínoju	-щи́нами -ščínami
prepositional	-щи́не -ščíne	-щи́нах -ščínax

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -щина

See also

• -ность (-nostʹ), -ство (-stvo), other suffixes for states of being, or being collective

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• -івщина (-ivščyna)

Etymology

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

Suffix

-щи́на • (-ščýna)

1. Suffix added to cites 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”)

Declension

Declension of -щи́на (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	-щи́на -ščýna	-щи́ни -ščýny
genitive	-щи́ни -ščýny	-щи́н -ščýn
dative	-щи́ні -ščýni	-щи́нам -ščýnam
accusative	-щи́ну -ščýnu	-щи́ни -ščýny
instrumental	-щи́ною -ščýnoju	-щи́нами -ščýnamy
locative	-щи́ні -ščýni	-щи́нах -ščýnax
vocative	-щи́но -ščýno	-щи́ни -ščýny

Derived terms

Ukrainian terms suffixed with -щина

See also

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