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Ukrainian
Etymology
Deverbal from захисти́ти (zaxystýty). From root хист- (xyst-), possibly related to хи́жа (xýža). Etymologically unrelated to homosemous Russian защи́та (zaščíta).
Pronunciation
Noun
за́хист • (záxyst) m inan (genitive за́хисту, nominative plural за́хисти, genitive plural за́хистів)
- protection, aegis
- defense
- shelter, cover, refuge
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Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1972), “захист”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (З), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 379
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “захист”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “захист”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “захист”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “захист”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)