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Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian звы́чай (zvýčaj), from Old East Slavic съвычаи (sŭvyčai), from Proto-Slavic *sъvyčajь. Cognate with Russian свы́чай (svýčaj) and Ukrainian зви́чай (zvýčaj).
Pronunciation
Noun
звы́чай • (zvýčaj) m inan (genitive звы́чаю, nominative plural звы́чаі, genitive plural звы́чаяў)
- custom, habit (a generally accepted order, a rule that has long been rooted in the life of a people or a certain social group)
- custom, habit (usual course of action)
Declension
Declension of звы́чай (inan soft masc-form accent-a)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “звычай”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “звычай” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org