чин

See also: Чин

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *činъ.

Noun

чин • (čin) m (plural чинови)

1. act, deed
2. rank

Declension

Declension of чин

	singular	plural
indefinite	чин	чинови
definite unspecified	чинот	чиновите
definite proximal	чинов	чиновиве
definite distal	чинон	чиновине
vocative	чину	чинови
count form	—	чина

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Russian

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Old East Slavic чинъ (činŭ), from Proto-Slavic *činъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕin]

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• Rhymes: -in

Noun

чин • (čin) m inan or m anim (genitive чи́на, nominative plural чины́, genitive plural чино́в)

1. rank
2. official
3. a religious rite

Declension

Declension of чин (bian masc-form hard-stem accent-c) 

	singular	plural
nominative	чи́н čín	чины́ činý
genitive	чи́на čína	чино́в činóv
dative	чи́ну čínu	чина́м činám
accusative animate inanimate	чи́на čína	чино́в činóv
	чи́н čín	чины́ činý
instrumental	чи́ном čínom	чина́ми činámi
prepositional	чи́не číne	чина́х čináx

Related terms

• чино́вник (činóvnik)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *činъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃîːn/

Noun

чи̑н m (Latin spelling čȋn)

1. action, act, deed
2. (theater) act
3. (military) rank

Declension

Declension of чин

	singular	plural
nominative	чи̑н	чи̏нови
genitive	чина	чинова
dative	чину	чиновима
accusative	чин	чинове
vocative	чине	чинови
locative	чину	чиновима
instrumental	чином	чиновима

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *činъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɪn]

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Noun

чин • (čyn) m inan (genitive чи́ну, nominative plural чи́ни)

1. rank, grade

Etymology 2

Noun

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Etymology 3

Noun

чин • (čyn) m inan (genitive чи́ну, uncountable)

1. (uncountable, obsolete) action, activity, operation, work

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “чин”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka