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Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak jazyk, from Proto-Slavic *(j)ęzykъ. Cognates include Slovak jazyk and Carpathian Rusyn язы́к (jazŷ́k).
Pronunciation
Noun
язик (jazik) m inan (diminutive язичок)
- tongue
- language
Declension
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References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “язик”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
Russian
Etymology
From язь (jazʹ) + -ик (-ik).
Pronunciation
Noun
я́зик • (jázik) m anim (genitive я́зика, nominative plural я́зики, genitive plural я́зиков)
- diminutive of язь (jazʹ)
1923, С. Т. Григорьев, Ржава Правая:Тут и я́зик есть, и ле́щик, и щу́чка, а мо́жет быть, в о́муте и нали́мы; лине́й и карасе́й, коне́чно, невозмо́жно ожида́ть: ре́чка чи́стая и бы́страя...- Tut i jázik jestʹ, i léščik, i ščúčka, a móžet bytʹ, v ómute i nalímy; linéj i karaséj, konéčno, nevozmóžno ožidátʹ: réčka čístaja i býstraja...
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Declension
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian ѧзы́къ (jazýk), from Old East Slavic ѧзꙑкъ (językŭ), from Proto-Slavic *(j)ęzykъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.
Pronunciation
Noun
язи́к • (jazýk) m inan (genitive язика́, nominative plural язики́, genitive plural язикі́в)
- (anatomy) tongue
- (dated or colloquial, proscribed) language, tongue
- (archaic) ethnos, nation, tribe
- (figuratively, military) captive/prisoner willing to provide intel
- (music) clapper (of a bell)
Declension
Declension of язи́к (inan velar masc-form accent-b)
Derived terms
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