самозахист
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Ukrainian
Etymology
само- (samo-, “self-”) + за́хист (záxyst, “protection, defence”)
Pronunciation
Noun
самоза́хист • (samozáxyst) m inan (genitive самоза́хисту, uncountable)
- self-protection, self-defence (UK), self-defense (US)
- Synonym: самооборо́на f (samooboróna)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | самоза́хист samozáxyst |
| genitive | самоза́хисту samozáxystu |
| dative | самоза́хистові, самоза́хисту samozáxystovi, samozáxystu |
| accusative | самоза́хист samozáxyst |
| instrumental | самоза́хистом samozáxystom |
| locative | самоза́хисту, самоза́хисті samozáxystu, samozáxysti |
| vocative | самоза́хисте samozáxyste |
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “самозахист”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “самозахист”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “самозахист”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)