рай
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Belarusian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *rajь.
Pronunciation
Noun
рай • (raj) m inan (genitive ра́ю, uncountable)
Declension
Declension of рай (inan sg-only soft masc-form accent-a)
References
- “рай” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *rajь.
Pronunciation
Noun
рай • (raj) m (relational adjective ра́йски)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | рай raj |
ра́йове1, ра́еве2 rájove1, ráeve2 |
| definite (subject form) |
ра́ят rájat |
ра́йовете1, ра́евете2 rájovete1, ráevete2 |
| definite (object form) |
ра́я rája | |
| count form | — | ра́я rája |
| vocative form | ра́ю ráju |
ра́йове1, ра́еве2 rájove1, ráeve2 |
1Rare.
2Archaic.
References
- “рай”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “рай”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Kazakh
Etymology
Noun
рай • (rai)
- mood, intention
- Ол райынан қайтар емес.
- Ol raiynan qaitar emes.
- He will not back down from his intention.
- state
- ауа райы
- aua raiy
- weather
- (grammar) mood
- ашық рай
- aşyq rai
- the indicative
- бұйрық рай
- būiryq rai
- the imperative
- қалау рай
- qalau rai
- the optative
- шартты рай
- şartty rai
- conditional mood
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | рай (rai) | райлар (railar) |
| genitive | райдың (raidyñ) | райлардың (railardyñ) |
| dative | райға (raiğa) | райларға (railarğa) |
| accusative | райды (raidy) | райларды (railardy) |
| locative | райда (raida) | райларда (railarda) |
| ablative | райдан (raidan) | райлардан (railardan) |
| instrumental | раймен (raimen) | райлармен (railarmen) |
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rajь, borrowed from Iranian, from Proto-Iranian *raHíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *raHíš, from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁ís (“wealth, goods”).
Pronunciation
Noun
рай • (raj) m inan (genitive ра́я, uncountable, relational adjective ра́йский)
Declension
Derived terms
- Phrases
- рад бы в рай, да грехи́ не пуска́ют (rad by v raj, da grexí ne puskájut)
Related terms
Ultimately from Latin rēs:
- реа́льный (reálʹnyj)
- ре́бус m (rébus)
- респу́блика f (respúblika)
Descendants
- → Ingrian: raaju
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “рай”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *rajь.
Pronunciation
Noun
рай • (raj) m inan (genitive ра́ю, uncountable)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | рай raj |
| genitive | ра́ю ráju |
| dative | ра́ю, ра́єві ráju, rájevi |
| accusative | рай raj |
| instrumental | ра́єм rájem |
| locative | ра́ю, ра́ї ráju, ráji |
| vocative | ра́ю ráju |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “рай”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “рай”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)