балаканина

Ukrainian

Etymology

From бала́кання (balákannja) +‎ -и́на (-ýna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɐɫɐkɐˈnɪnɐ]

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Noun

балакани́на • (balakanýna) f inan (genitive балакани́ни, uncountable)

1. chatter (talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk)
2. blather, jibber-jabber (meaningless talk)

   Synonym: базі́кання n (bazíkannja)

3. chit-chat, nattering (light conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial matters)

Declension

Declension of балакани́на (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	балакани́на balakanýna
genitive	балакани́ни balakanýny
dative	балакани́ні balakanýni
accusative	балакани́ну balakanýnu
instrumental	балакани́ною balakanýnoju
locative	балакани́ні balakanýni
vocative	балакани́но balakanýno

Related terms

• бала́кання n (balákannja)
• бала́кати impf (balákaty)

 

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “балаканина”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “балаканина”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “балаканина”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “балаканина”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “балаканина”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “балаканина”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “балаканина”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)