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Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian рꙋча́й (ručáj), from Old East Slavic рꙋчаи (ručai), from Proto-Slavic *ručajь.
Pronunciation
Noun
руча́й • (ručáj) m inan (genitive ручая́, nominative plural ручаї́, genitive plural ручаї́в, relational adjective ручає́вий, diminutive ручайо́к)
- brook, stream, rivulet
- Synonyms: струмо́к (strumók), струм (strum), стру́мінь (strúminʹ)
Declension
Declension of руча́й (inan j-stem masc-form accent-b)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ручай”, 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), “ручай”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “ручай”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “ручай”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “ручай”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “ручай”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)