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Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak zvyčaj, from Proto-Slavic *sъvyčajь. Cognates include Belarusian звы́чай (zvýčaj), Polish zwyczaj and Ukrainian звича́й (zvyčáj).
Pronunciation
Noun
звичай (zvičaj) m inan
- habit, habitude
- Synonym: обичай (običaj)
- custom
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “звичай”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “custom”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 74
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian звы́чай (zvýčaj), from Old East Slavic съвычаи (sŭvyčai), from Proto-Slavic *sъvyčajь. Compare Polish zwyczaj.
Pronunciation
Noun
зви́чай • (zvýčaj) m inan (genitive зви́чаю, nominative plural зви́чаї, genitive plural зви́чаїв, relational adjective звичає́вий)
- custom, tradition, usage, folkway
- Synonyms: тради́ція (tradýcija), (colloquial) заві́д (zavíd), (colloquial) заво́д (zavód), (dated) обича́й (obyčáj), но́ров (nórov), (dialectal) заве́дення (zavédennja), (rare) зви́чка (zvýčka)
- (singular only) habit, manner
- Synonyms: зви́чка (zvýčka), мане́ра (manéra), (colloquial) пова́дка (povádka), (colloquial) приви́чка (pryvýčka), мо́да (móda), (rare) вда́ча (vdáča), (dialectal) зави́чка (zavýčka), (dialectal) звича́йка (zvyčájka), (rare) на́вичка (návyčka)
- (singular only) manners, etiquette
- Synonyms: мане́ри (manéry), етике́т (etykét)
Declension
Declension of зви́чай (inan j-stem masc-form accent-a)
Derived terms
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “звичай”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “звичай”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “звичай”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “звичай”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “звичай”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “звичай”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “звичай”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)