krajina

See also: Krajina

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech krajina, from Proto-Slavic *krajina. By surface analysis, kraj +‎ -ina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkrajɪna]

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• Rhymes: -ɪna
• Hyphenation: kra‧ji‧na

Noun

krajina f (relational adjective krajinový)

1. landscape, scenery
2. region, area
3. landscape (painting)

Declension

Declension of krajina (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	krajina	krajiny
genitive	krajiny	krajin
dative	krajině	krajinám
accusative	krajinu	krajiny
vocative	krajino	krajiny
locative	krajině	krajinách
instrumental	krajinou	krajinami

Derived terms

• krajinář
• krajinka
• krajinný
• krajinomalba

Related terms

• kraj f

Further reading

• “krajina”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “krajina”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “krajina”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *krajina. By surface analysis, kraj +‎ -ina.

Noun

krajina f

1. landscape
2. area, region

Old Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *krey-

Proto-Indo-European *kreh₁y-

Proto-Indo-European *kroh₁y-

Proto-Indo-European *kroyh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *kroyh₁-eye-ti

Proto-Balto-Slavic *krájīˀtei

Proto-Slavic *krojiti?

Proto-Indo-European *krey-der.?

Proto-Slavic *krajь

Proto-Indo-European *-iHneh

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-īˀnāˀder.

Proto-Slavic *-ina

Proto-Slavic *krajina

Old Czech krajina

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krajina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈkrajina/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈkrajina/

Noun

krajina f

1. landscape

   Synonym: strana

Declension

Declension of krajina (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	krajina	krajině	krajiny
genitive	krajiny	krajinú	krajin
dative	krajině	krajinama	krajinám
accusative	krajinu	krajině	krajiny
vocative	krajino	krajině	krajiny
locative	krajině	krajinú	krajinách
instrumental	krajinú	krajinama	krajinami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Related terms

• kraj f

Descendants

• Czech: krajina

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “krajina”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krajina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krâjina/
• Hyphenation: kra‧ji‧na

Noun

krȁjina f (Cyrillic spelling кра̏јина)

1. border area, frontier area
2. region, area
3. (obsolete, historical) war
4. (obsolete, historical) army

Declension

Declension of krajina

	singular	plural
nominative	krajina	krajine
genitive	krajine	krajina
dative	krajini	krajinama
accusative	krajinu	krajine
vocative	krajino	krajine
locative	krajini	krajinama
instrumental	krajinom	krajinama

Descendants

• → Albanian: krahinë

References

• “krajina”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Slovak

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *krey-

Proto-Indo-European *kreh₁y-

Proto-Indo-European *kroh₁y-

Proto-Indo-European *kroyh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *kroyh₁-eye-ti

Proto-Balto-Slavic *krájīˀtei

Proto-Slavic *krojiti?

Proto-Indo-European *krey-der.?

Proto-Slavic *krajь

Proto-Indo-European *-iHneh

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-īˀnāˀder.

Proto-Slavic *-ina

Proto-Slavic *krajina

Slovak krajina

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krajina. By surface analysis, kraj +‎ -ina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krajina/, [ˈkrajina]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: kra‧ji‧na

Noun

krajina f (relational adjective krajinný or krajinský, diminutive krajinka)

1. landscape
2. county, region

Declension

Declension of krajina
(pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	krajina	krajiny
genitive	krajiny	krajín
dative	krajine	krajinám
accusative	krajinu	krajiny
locative	krajine	krajinách
instrumental	krajinou	krajinami

Further reading

• “krajina”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *krajina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kràːjina/, /kráːjina/

Noun

krājina f

1. landscape

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	krájina
gen. sing.	krájine
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	krájina	krájini	krájine
genitive (rodȋlnik)	krájine	krájin	krájin
dative (dajȃlnik)	krájini	krájinama	krájinam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	krájino	krájini	krájine
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	krájini	krájinah	krájinah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	krájino	krájinama	krájinami

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krajina. By surface analysis, kraj +‎ -ina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʀajina/
• Rhymes: -ajina
• Hyphenation: kra‧ji‧na
• Syllabification: kra‧ji‧na

Noun

krajina f

1. area, landscape, terrain

Declension

Declension of krajina (feminine hard stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	krajina	krajinje	krajiny
genitive	krajiny	krajinow	krajinow, krajin
dative	krajinje	krajinomaj	krajinam
accusative	krajinu	krajinje	krajiny
instrumental	krajinu	krajinomaj	krajinami
locative	krajinje	krajinomaj	krajinach
vocative	krajina	krajinje	krajiny

References

• “krajina” in Soblex