звичай

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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).

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Noun

звичай (zvičajm inan

  1. habit, habitude
    Synonym: обичай (običaj)
  2. custom
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Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian звы́чай (zvýčaj), from Old East Slavic съвычаи (sŭvyčai), from Proto-Slavic *sъvyčajь. Compare Polish zwyczaj.

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Noun

зви́чай (zvýčajm inan (genitive зви́чаю, nominative plural зви́чаї, genitive plural зви́чаїв, relational adjective звичає́вий)

  1. custom, tradition, usage, folkway
    Synonyms: тради́ція (tradýcija), (colloquial) заві́д (zavíd), (colloquial) заво́д (zavód), (dated) обича́й (obyčáj), но́ров (nórov), (dialectal) заве́дення (zavédennja), (rare) зви́чка (zvýčka)
  2. (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)
  3. (singular only) manners, etiquette
    Synonyms: мане́ри (manéry), етике́т (etykét)

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