See also: гривня

Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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гривна (grivnaf

  1. hryvnia

Declension

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Declension of гривна
singular plural
indefinite гривна (grivna) гривни (grivni)
definite unspecified гривната (grivnata) гривните (grivnite)
definite proximal гривнава (grivnava) гривниве (grivnive)
definite distal гривнана (grivnana) гривнине (grivnine)
vocative гривно (grivno) гривни (grivni)

Old Ruthenian

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Alternative forms

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гры́вна (hrývna), гри́внꙗ (hrívnja)

Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic гри́вьна (grívĭna), from Proto-Slavic *grivьna. Equivalent to гри́ва (hríva, mane, neck) +‎ -на (-na).

Noun

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гривна (hrivnaf inan

  1. grivna (unit of currency and weight in in medieval Rus)
  2. a type of neck accessory, a torque

Descendants

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  • Belarusian: гры́ўня (hrýŭnja)
  • Ukrainian: гри́вня (hrývnja, unit of currency and weight), гри́вна (hrývna, a torque)

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Russian

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Etymology

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From гри́ва (gríva, mane, neck), derived from Proto-Slavic *griva.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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гри́вна (grívnaf inan (genitive гри́вны, nominative plural гри́вны, genitive plural гри́вен)

  1. (historical) grivna (unit of currency and weight in in medieval Rus)
  2. (obsolete) ten-copeck coin
  3. hryvnia, hryvna, grivna (the currency of Ukraine)

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “гривна”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

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Гри́вна

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian гри́вна (hrívna), from Old East Slavic гри́вьна (grívĭna), from Proto-Slavic *grivьna.

Noun

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гри́вна (hrývnaf inan (genitive гри́вни, nominative plural гри́вни, genitive plural гри́вен)

  1. torque (a type of neck accessory like a necklace)

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References

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