wôjna

Slovincian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *vojь

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-inas

Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ

Proto-Slavic *vojьnъ

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-āˀ

Proto-Slavic *-a

Proto-Slavic *vojьna

Slovincian wôjna

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vojьna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɵj.na/
• Rhymes: -ɵjna
• Syllabification: wôj‧na

Noun

wôjna f (related adjective wôjnny)

1. war (organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military force)
2. war (particular conflict of this kind)

Further reading

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1912), “vɵ̀·i̯nă”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 1345