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Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъlučajь. Morphologically from слу́ка (slúka, “opportunity”) + -яй (-jaj).
Pronunciation
Noun
слу́чай • (slúčaj) m
- instance, occasion, case
- opportunity
- chance, accident
- (law, finance) case
Declension
Related terms
- получа́й (polučáj, “outcome, lot, fate”) (obsolete, dated)
References
- “случай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “случай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъlučajь, from *lučiti. Compare случи́ться (slučítʹsja), лучи́ть (lučítʹ).
Pronunciation
Noun
слу́чай • (slúčaj) m inan (genitive слу́чая, nominative plural слу́чаи, genitive plural слу́чаев)
- case
- в тако́м слу́чае ― v takóm slúčaje ― in such a case
- occurrence, event
- occasion
- в обо́их слу́чаях ― v obóix slúčajax ― on both occasions
- opportunity, chance
- при удо́бном слу́чае ― pri udóbnom slúčaje ― at one's earliest convenience
Declension
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