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Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *razъ.
Pronunciation
Adverb
раз • (raz)
- once
Noun
раз • (raz) m inan (genitive ра́зу, nominative plural разы́, genitive plural разо́ў)
- time (an instance or occurrence)
Declension
Declension of раз (inan hard masc-form accent-c)
References
- “раз” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Eastern Mari
Etymology
Probably from Russian раз (raz).
Pronunciation
Conjunction
раз • (raz)
- if, since
раз йодат, ыштем- raz jodat, yštem
- if you ask me, I'll do it
References
- J. Bradley et al. (2023) “раз”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic разъ (razŭ, “strike”), from Proto-Slavic *razъ. Cognate to рази́ть (razítʹ), ре́зать (rézatʹ). For the semantic shift, compare Polish raz.
Pronunciation
Noun
раз • (raz) m inan (genitive ра́за, nominative plural разы́, genitive plural раз, relational adjective ра́зовый, diminutive разо́к)
- time (an instance or occurrence)
- два ра́за ― dva ráza ― twice
- ещё раз ― ješčó raz ― once more; one more time
- ни ра́зу ― ni rázu ― not once; never
- не раз ― ne raz ― repeatedly
- как раз ― kak raz ― just; just in time
- за раз ― za raz ― at a time
- one (in counting)
- раз, два, три ... марш! ― raz, dva, tri ... marš! ― one, two, three ... go!
- раз, два, три, ого́нь! ― raz, dva, tri, ogónʹ! ― one, two, three, fire!
Declension
Derived terms
See also
Adverb
раз • (raz)
- (colloquial) once, one day, once upon a time
- Synonyms: одна́жды (odnáždy), ка́к-то (kák-to), ка́к-то раз (kák-to raz), не́когда (nékogda)
Conjunction
раз • (raz)
- (colloquial) if, since; as long as
- Synonyms: е́сли (jésli), ко́ли (kóli), коль (kolʹ)
- Сади́сь, раз пришёл. ― Sadísʹ, raz prišól. ― Sit down, as long as you’ve come.
- Раз он так сказа́л, зна́чит, так и бу́дет! ― Raz on tak skazál, znáčit, tak i búdet! ― Since he said so, this is how it’s going to be!
Derived terms
Descendants
- >? Eastern Mari: раз (raz)
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *razъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
раз • (raz) m inan (genitive ра́зу or ра́за1, nominative plural рази́, genitive plural разі́в or раз) (1See usage notes.)
- time (instance or occurrence)
- цього́ ра́зу (adverbial) ― cʹohó rázu ― this time
- насту́пного ра́зу (adverbial) ― nastúpnoho rázu ― next time
- мину́лого ра́зу (adverbial) ― mynúloho rázu ― last time
- раз на ти́ждень (adverbial) ― raz na týždenʹ ― once a week
- a case occurring (clarification of this definition is needed)
- time (ratio of comparison)
- у чоти́ри з полови́ною рази́ бі́льше ― u čotýry z polovýnoju razý bílʹše ― four-and-a-half times more
- у ві́сім разі́в бі́льший ― u vísim razív bílʹšyj ― eight times bigger
- one (when counting things, or counting off)
- Synonym: оди́н (odýn)
- раз, два, три, чоти́ри... ― raz, dva, try, čotýry... ― one, two, three, four...
Usage notes
In the 'ratio of comparison' sense, some sources stipulate that a variant genitive form раза should be used after a number containing a decimal point (comma) or after півтора́ (“one-and-a-half”), for instance: у 2,3 раза ― 2.3 times.[1][2]
Declension
Declension of раз (inan hard masc-form accent-c)
Derived terms
Adverb
раз • (raz)
- once, one day, once upon a time
- Synonym: коли́сь (kolýsʹ)
Conjunction
раз • (raz)
- (colloquial) if; since; as long as
References