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Галина

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Greek Γαλήνη (Galíni) (a given name), from the Ancient Greek adjective γαλήνη (galḗnē, calm).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Гали́на (Galínaf anim (genitive Гали́ны, nominative plural Гали́ны, genitive plural Гали́н, hypocorism Га́ля)

  1. a female given name, Galina, from Ancient Greek
  2. golf (G in the ICAO spelling alphabet)

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Greek Γαλήνη (Galíni) (a given name), from the Ancient Greek adjective γαλήνη (galḗnē, calm).[1]

Cognates include Russian Галина (Galina), Belarusian Галіна (Halina), Bulgarian Галина (Galina), Polish Halina, Czech Galina, Slovak Galina.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɦɐˈɫɪnɐ]
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Proper noun

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Гали́на (Halýnaf pers (genitive Гали́ни, nominative plural Гали́ни, genitive plural Гали́н, relational adjective Га́лин)

  1. a female given name, Galyna, equivalent to English Galina

Declension

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Declension of Гали́на
(pers hard fem-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative Гали́на
Halýna
Гали́ни
Halýny
genitive Гали́ни
Halýny
Гали́н
Halýn
dative Гали́ні
Halýni
Гали́нам
Halýnam
accusative Гали́ну
Halýnu
Гали́н
Halýn
instrumental Гали́ною
Halýnoju
Гали́нами
Halýnamy
locative Гали́ні
Halýni
Гали́нах
Halýnax
vocative Гали́но
Halýno
Гали́ни
Halýny

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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “Галина”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova dumka