Ненька

See also: ненька

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈnɛnʲkɐ]

Proper noun

Не́нька • (Nénʹka) f inan (genitive Не́ньки, uncountable)

(endearing, poetic, figurative) "Mother", as a name for the country of Ukraine.
О, Україно! О люба ненько! ― O, Ukrajino! O ljuba nenʹko! ― O Ukraine! O beloved Motherland!

Declension

Declension of *Не́нька*
(inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)
	singular
nominative	Не́нька Nénʹka
genitive	Не́ньки Nénʹky
dative	Не́ньці Nénʹci
accusative	Не́ньку Nénʹku
instrumental	Не́нькою Nénʹkoju
locative	Не́ньці Nénʹci
vocative	Не́нько Nénʹko

Derived terms

Не́нька Украї́на (Nénʹka Ukrajína, “Mother Ukraine”)

References

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