случай

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъlučajь. Morphologically from слу́ка (slúka, opportunity) +‎ -яй (-jaj).

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Noun

слу́чай (slúčajm

  1. instance, occasion, case
  2. opportunity
  3. chance, accident
  4. (law, finance) case

Declension

Declension of слу́чай
singular plural
indefinite слу́чай
slúčaj
слу́чаи
slúčai
definite
(subject form)
слу́чаят
slúčajat
слу́чаите
slúčaite
definite
(object form)
слу́чая
slúčaja
count form слу́чая
slúčaja

References

  • случай”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • случай”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian случај / slučaj or Carpathian Rusyn слу́чай (slúčaj), from Proto-Slavic *sъlučajь.

Pronunciation

Noun

случай (slučajm inan

  1. case, instance
    Synonym: обставина (obstavina)
    у тим случаюu tim slučajuin that case, if so
  2. event, incident
  3. chance

Declension

Declension of случай
singular plural
nominative случай (slučaj) случаї (slučaji)
genitive случая (slučaja) случайох (slučajox)
dative случаю (slučaju) случайом (slučajom)
accusative случай (slučaj) случаї (slučaji)
instrumental случайом (slučajom) случаями (slučajami)
locative случаю (slučaju) случайох (slučajox)
vocative случаю (slučaju) случаї (slučaji)

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъlučajь, from *lučiti. Compare случи́ться (slučítʹsja), лучи́ть (lučítʹ).

Pronunciation

Noun

слу́чай (slúčajm inan (genitive слу́чая, nominative plural слу́чаи, genitive plural слу́чаев)

  1. case
    в тако́м слу́чаеv takóm slúčajein such a case
  2. occurrence, event
  3. occasion
    в обо́их слу́чаяхv obóix slúčajaxon both occasions
  4. opportunity, chance
    при удо́бном слу́чаеpri udóbnom slúčajeat one's earliest convenience

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