# тайна
## Belarusian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic таина (taina), in turn from Proto-Slavic *tajьna.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtajna]

### Noun

та́йна • (tájna) f inan (genitive та́йны, nominative plural та́йны, genitive plural тайн or та́йнаў)
* mystery (something secret or unexplainable)
    Synonym: таямні́ца (tajamníca)
* secret
    Synonym: сакрэ́т (sakrét)

#### Declension

$^1$Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

### References

* “тайна” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tajьna.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtajnɐ]

### Noun

та́йна • (tájna) f (relational adjective та́ен)
* mystery (something secret or unexplainable)
    Synonym: мисте́рия (mistérija)
* secret

#### Derived terms

* та́йнство (tájnstvo, “secrecy”)
* та́йник (tájnik, “secret compartment, hiding place”)

### References

* “тайна”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “тайна”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

## Pannonian Rusyn
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtajna]
* Rhymes: -ajna
* Hyphenation: тай‧на

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Slovak tajna, from Proto-Slavic *tajьna.

#### Noun

тайна (tajna) f
* secret
    чувац тайну ― čuvac tajnu ― to keep a secret
* mystery
    Synonyms: мистерия (misterija), загадка (zahadka)

##### Related terms

* тайни (tajni)
* таїц impf (tajic)

#### References

* Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “тайна”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
* Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “secret”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 269

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

тайна (tajna)
* feminine nominative/vocative singular of тайни (tajni)

## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtajnə]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic таина (taina), from Proto-Slavic *tajьna.

#### Noun

та́йна • (tájna) f inan (genitive та́йны, nominative plural та́йны, genitive plural тайн, relational adjective та́йный or таи́нственный)
* mystery (something secret or unexplainable)
    Synonym: зага́дка (zagádka)
* secret
    Synonym: секре́т (sekrét)
* secrecy
* obscurity

##### Related terms

Adjectives
* та́йный (tájnyj)
* таи́нственный (taínstvennyj)
* потайно́й (potajnój)
Adverbs
* втайне (vtajne)
* тайко́м (tajkóm)
* та́йно (tájno)
Nouns
* тайни́к m (tajník)
* та́йнопись f (tájnopisʹ)
* таи́нственность f (taínstvennostʹ)
* та́инство n (táinstvo)
* ута́йка f (utájka)
Verbs
* таи́ть impf (taítʹ)
** таи́ться impf (taítʹsja)
* затаи́ть pf (zataítʹ)
** затаи́ться pf (zataítʹsja)
* зата́ивать impf (zatáivatʹ)
* ута́ивать impf (utáivatʹ)
* утаи́ть pf (utaítʹ)

### Etymology 2
#### Adjective

та́йна • (tájna)
* short feminine singular of та́йный (tájnyj)

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian та́ина (táina), from Old East Slavic таина (taina), from Proto-Slavic *tajьna.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtai̯nɐ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

та́йна • (tájna) f inan (genitive та́йни, nominative plural та́йни, genitive plural тайн) (ecclesiastical or colloquial, proscribed)
* mystery
    Synonyms: зага́дка (zahádka), таємни́ця (tajemnýcja), таїна́ (tajiná)
* secret
    Synonyms: секре́т (sekrét), таємни́ця (tajemnýcja), таїна́ (tajiná)

#### Derived terms

* та́їнство (tájinstvo)
* та́йний (tájnyj)

#### Related terms

* таї́ти impf (tajíty)
* тать (tatʹ)

### Further reading

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