Чечня

Russian

Etymology

Of Northwest Caucasian origin, from Kabardian шашан (šašan, “Chechen”). The term was formerly thought to come into use after being associated with Chechen Aul, a mountainous area where the Chechens defeated a Russian army contingent in 1732, but use of the republic's name and its appearance on maps predate this.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪt͡ɕˈnʲa]

Proper noun

Чечня́ • (Čečnjá) f inan (genitive Чечни́, relational adjective чече́нский)

1. Chechnya (a republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus)

Declension

Declension of Чечня́ (inan sg-only fem-form soft-stem accent-b) 

	singular
nominative	Чечня́ Čečnjá
genitive	Чечни́ Čeční
dative	Чечне́ Čečné
accusative	Чечню́ Čečnjú
instrumental	Чечнёй, Чечнёю Čečnjój, Čečnjóju
prepositional	Чечне́ Čečné

Pre-reform declension of Чечня́ (inan sg-only fem-form soft-stem accent-b) 

	singular
nominative	Чечня́ Čečnjá
genitive	Чечни́ Čeční
dative	Чечнѣ́ Čečně́
accusative	Чечню́ Čečnjú
instrumental	Чечнёй, Чечнёю Čečnjój, Čečnjóju
prepositional	Чечнѣ́ Čečně́

Synonyms

• Чече́ния (Čečénija) (uncommon)

Related terms

• чече́нец (čečénec), чече́нка (čečénka)
• чече́нский (čečénskij)

See also

• Гро́зный (Gróznyj)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Of Northwest Caucasian origin, from Kabardian шашан (šašan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃet͡ʃˈnʲa]

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Чечня́ • (Čečnjá) f inan (genitive Чечні́, uncountable, relational adjective чече́нський)

1. Chechnya (a republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus)

Declension

Declension of Чечня́
(inan sg-only soft fem-form accent-d)

	singular
nominative	Чечня́ Čečnjá
genitive	Чечні́ Čeční
dative	Чечні́ Čeční
accusative	Чечню́ Čečnjú
instrumental	Чечне́ю Čečnéju
locative	Чечні́ Čeční
vocative	Чечне́ Čečné

Related terms

• чече́нець (čečénecʹ), чече́нка (čečénka)
• чече́нський (čečénsʹkyj)