контакт
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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian конта́кт (kontákt), German Kontakt, and French contact, from Latin contāctus (“contact”).
Pronunciation
Noun
конта́кт • (kontákt) m
- contact (physical, remote, or person)
- electrical outlet; power point
Declension
Declension of конта́кт
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | конта́кт kontákt |
конта́кти kontákti |
| definite (subject form) |
конта́ктът kontáktǎt |
конта́ктите kontáktite |
| definite (object form) |
конта́кта kontákta | |
| count form | — | конта́кта kontákta |
References
- “контакт”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “контакт”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
контакт • (kontakt) m (relational adjective контактен)
Declension
Declension of контакт
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | контакт | контакти |
| definite unspecified | контактот | контактите |
| definite proximal | контактов | контактиве |
| definite distal | контактон | контактине |
| vocative | контакту | контакти |
| count form | — | контакта |
Related terms
- контактира (kontaktira)
Further reading
- “контакт” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
- “контакт” in Официјален дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Oficijalen digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − makedonski.gov.mk (in Macedonian)
- контакт in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)
Russian
Alternative forms
- конта́ктъ (kontákt) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin contāctus, through French contact or German Kontakt. Attested since the early 19th century.
Pronunciation
Noun
конта́кт • (kontákt) m inan (genitive конта́кта, nominative plural конта́кты, genitive plural конта́ктов, relational adjective конта́ктный)
- contact
- Synonyms: соприкоснове́ние (soprikosnovénije), соедине́ние (sojedinénije)
Declension
Declension of конта́кт (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | конта́кт kontákt |
конта́кты kontákty |
| genitive | конта́кта kontákta |
конта́ктов kontáktov |
| dative | конта́кту kontáktu |
конта́ктам kontáktam |
| accusative | конта́кт kontákt |
конта́кты kontákty |
| instrumental | конта́ктом kontáktom |
конта́ктами kontáktami |
| prepositional | конта́кте kontákte |
конта́ктах kontáktax |
Derived terms
- контакти́ровать (kontaktírovatʹ)
References
Further reading
- контакт in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Noun
ко̀нтакт m (Latin spelling kòntakt)
Declension
Declension of контакт
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ко̀нтакт | контакти |
| genitive | контакта | ко̏нтака̄та̄ |
| dative | контакту | контактима |
| accusative | контакт | контакте |
| vocative | контакте | контакти |
| locative | контакту | контактима |
| instrumental | контактом | контактима |
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kontakt or French contacte, from Latin contāctus.
Pronunciation
Noun
конта́кт • (kontákt) m inan (genitive конта́кту, nominative plural конта́кти, genitive plural конта́ктів, relational adjective конта́ктний or конта́ктовий)
- (electricity) contact
- contact (establishment of communication with somebody)
- увійти́ в конта́кт з ― uvijtý v kontákt z ― to get in touch with (literally, “to enter into contact with”)
- встанови́ти конта́кт з ― vstanovýty kontákt z ― to establish contact with, to make contact with
- бу́ти в конта́кті з ― búty v kontákti z ― to be in contact with, to be in touch with
- соціа́льні конта́кти ― sociálʹni kontákty ― social contact (literally, “social contacts”)
- contact (act of touching physically)
Declension
Declension of конта́кт (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | конта́кт kontákt |
конта́кти kontákty |
| genitive | конта́кту kontáktu |
конта́ктів kontáktiv |
| dative | конта́ктові, конта́кту kontáktovi, kontáktu |
конта́ктам kontáktam |
| accusative | конта́кт kontákt |
конта́кти kontákty |
| instrumental | конта́ктом kontáktom |
конта́ктами kontáktamy |
| locative | конта́кті kontákti |
конта́ктах kontáktax |
| vocative | конта́кте kontákte |
конта́кти kontákty |
Derived terms
- контактува́ти impf (kontaktuváty)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “контакт”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2016), “контакт”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 7 (кварта́л – кя́хтинський), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “контакт”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “контакт”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “контакт”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “контакт”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “контакт”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)