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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian ре́тѧзь (rétjazʹ, “chain”), from Old East Slavic ретѧзь (retęzĭ, “chain”), from Proto-Slavic *retędzь, from Proto-Germanic *rakentǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (“to bind”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ре́тязь • (rétjazʹ) m inan (genitive ре́тязя, nominative plural ре́тязі, genitive plural ре́тязів, relational adjective ре́тязевий or ре́тязний, diminutive ретязьо́к or ретязо́к)
- (dated) chain
- Synonyms: ланцю́г (lancjúh), лане́ць (lanécʹ), цеп (cep)
- (dated, in the plural) shackles, manacles, fetters, gyves, irons
- Synonyms: кайда́ни (kajdány), око́ви (okóvy), пу́та (púta), пу́то (púto), зако́ви (zakóvy), залі́за (zalíza), вери́ги (verýhy)
- (dated) metal bar (used for bolting doors)
- Synonyms: засу́в (zasúv), за́сов (zásov)
- (sewing) a type of embroidery stitch
Declension
Declension of ре́тязь (inan soft masc-form accent-a)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ретязь”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “ретязь”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “ретязь”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “ретязь”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “ретязь”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “ретязь”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)