случай

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъlučajь. Morphologically from слу́ка (slúka, opportunity) +‎ -яй (-jaj).

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Noun

слу́чай (slúčajm

  1. instance, occasion, case
  2. opportunity
  3. chance, accident
  4. (law, finance) case

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References

  • случай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • случай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian случај / slučaj or East Slavic слу́чай (slúčaj), from Proto-Slavic *sъlučajь.

Pronunciation

Noun

случай (slučajm inan

  1. case, instance
    Synonym: обставина (obstavina)
    у тим случаюu tim slučajuin that case, if so
  2. event, incident
  3. chance

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъlučajь, from *lučiti. Compare случи́ться (slučítʹsja), лучи́ть (lučítʹ).

Pronunciation

Noun

слу́чай (slúčajm inan (genitive слу́чая, nominative plural слу́чаи, genitive plural слу́чаев)

  1. case
    в тако́м слу́чаеv takóm slúčajein such a case
  2. occurrence, event
  3. occasion
    в обо́их слу́чаяхv obóix slúčajaxon both occasions
  4. opportunity, chance
    при удо́бном слу́чаеpri udóbnom slúčajeat one's earliest convenience

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