ратуша
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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic ратуша (ratuša), from Polish ratusz, from Middle High German rāthūs; compare German Rathaus. Polish /ʃ/ replaced Middle High German s because at the time, this letter was pronounced as apicoalveolar /s̺/ (with a weak hushing sound, similar to Castilian Spanish) and was distinct from the letter written z, pronounced as laminoalveolar /s/ (with a strong hissing sound, similar to English).
Pronunciation
Noun
ра́туша • (rátuša) f inan (genitive ра́туши, nominative plural ра́туши, genitive plural ра́туш)
- (historical) administrative body of a city or township
- town hall
Declension
Declension of ра́туша (inan fem-form sibilant-stem accent-a)