-щина

Визначення

1. Suffix added to cities and ethnic groups to give the name of their home region; -ia, -land.
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2. Suffix added to stems to show that it is a collective or a condition; -hood, -dom, -ness, -ism
   morpheme

Еквіваленти

Приклади

“Бойко (Bojko, “Boyko, highlander”) + -щина (-ščyna) → Бойківщина (Bojkivščyna, “Boykivshchyna, "Boyko land"”)”

“Херсон (Xerson, “Kherson”) + -щина (-ščyna) → Херсонщина (Xersonščyna, “Kherson Oblast”)”

“спа́д(ок) (spád(ok)) + -щина (-ščyna) → спадщина (spadščyna, “heritage”)”

“шарова́ри (šarováry, “shalwars”) + -щина (-ščyna) → шароварщина (šarovarščyna, “fakelore, stereotypes”)”

Рівень CEFR