начин

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *načinъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnat͡ʃin]

Noun

на́чин • (náčin) m

1. way, method

   Synonyms: по такъ́в на́чин (po takǎ́v náčin), in this way, thus

   ня́ма на́чин! ― njáma náčin! ― no way!

2. (linguistics) manner

Declension

Declension of на́чин

	singular	plural
indefinite	на́чин náčin	на́чини náčini
definite (subject form)	на́чинът náčinǎt	на́чините náčinite
definite (object form)	на́чина náčina
count form	—	на́чина náčina

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *načinъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnat͡ʃin]

Noun

начин • (način) m (relational adjective начински)

1. way, manner, method
2. mood (grammar)

Declension

Declension of начин

	singular	plural
indefinite	начин	начини
definite unspecified	начинот	начините
definite proximal	начинов	начиниве
definite distal	начинон	начинине
vocative	начину	начини
count form	—	начина

Mongolian

Etymology

From an unknown source, possibly via Common Turkic *lāčïn (“falcon”); compare Azerbaijani laçın, Turkmen laçyn and Uyghur لاچىن (lachin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɑˈt͡ɕin/

Noun

начин • (način) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠠᠴᠢᠨ (način))

1. falcon

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *načinъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nǎːt͡ʃin/
• Hyphenation: на‧чин

Noun

на́чин m (Latin spelling náčin)

1. way, method, approach, manner

Declension

Declension of начин

	singular	plural
nominative	начин	начини
genitive	начина	начина
dative	начину	начинима
accusative	начин	начине
vocative	начине	начини
locative	начину	начинима
instrumental	начином	начинима

Further reading

• “начин” in Hrvatski jezični portal