See also: истина

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic истина (istina), from Proto-Slavic *jьstina, from *jistъ (*jist). Compare Latvian īstens (real, true, genuine).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈistenɐ]

Noun

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і́стина (ístynaf inan (genitive і́стини, nominative plural і́стини, genitive plural і́стин, relational adjective і́стинний)

  1. truth
    Synonym: пра́вда (právda)

Declension

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Further reading

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