ланц

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Pannonian Rusyn

Alternative forms

  • ланєц (lanjec) — calque of Serbo-Croatian term

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian lánc, or a back-formation from the plural form of earlier ланєц (lanjec), ultimately from Middle High German lanne. Cognates include Serbo-Croatian ланац / lanac, Slovene lanec, Bulgarian and Macedonian ланец (lanec), Russian ланцу́г (lancúg), Belarusian ланцу́г (lancúh), Ukrainian ланцю́г (lancjúh), Polish łańcuch, Czech and Slovak lano.

Pronunciation

Noun

ланц (lanc) m inan (diminutive ланцущок, related adjective ланцов)

  1. chain (series of interconnected links usually made of metal)
  2. chain (series of interconnected things)
  3. chain (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name)
  4. (in the plural, also figuratively) shackles, legcuffs
    Synonyms: окови (okovi), рабство (rabstvo)

Declension

Declension of ланц
singular plural
nominative ланц (lanc) ланци (lanci)
genitive ланца (lanca) ланцох (lancox)
dative ланцу (lancu) ланцом (lancom)
accusative ланц (lanc) ланци (lanci)
instrumental ланцом (lancom) ланцами (lancami)
locative ланцу (lancu) ланцох (lancox)
vocative ланц (lanc) ланци (lanci)

References

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