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Belarusian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic часъ ( časŭ ) , from Proto-Slavic *časъ .
Pronunciation
Noun
час • (čas ) m inan (genitive ча́су , nominative plural часы́ , genitive plural часо́ў , relational adjective часавы́ )
time
Гэта толькі дарэмная трата час у. ― Heta tólʹki daremnaja trata čas u. ― It is a sheer waste of time .
час году ― čas hódu ― season, time of year
( grammar ) tense
будучы час ― budučy čas ― future tense
мінулы час ― minuly čas ― past tense
цяперашні час ― cjapjerašni čas ― present tense
Declension
Declension of час (inan hard masc-form accent-c )
1 Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
“час ” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *časъ .
Pronunciation
Noun
час • (čas ) m (relational adjective ча́сов )
hour ( unit of time )
по це́ли часове́ ― po céli časové ― over many hours, for a long time
o'clock
двана́десет часа́ ― dvanádeset časá ― 12 o'clock
time , hour ( pinpointed instant in the day-night cycle )
Колко е часът ? ― Kolko e časǎt ? ― What is the time ?
( poetic ) suitable moment (to undertake something)
настъ́пи заве́тният час ― nastǎ́pi zavétnijat čas ― the ultimate/conclusive moment has come
( education ) lesson , class , period
Usage notes
Note the difference between два ча́са ( dva čása , “ two hours ” ) and два часа́ ( dva časá , “ two o'clock ” ) .
Declension
Derived terms
до час ( do čas , “ not for long, recently/soon ” )
за час ( za čas ) ( colloquial ) , завча́с ( zavčás , “ quickly, rapidly ” ) (literally: “up to an hour”)
на часа́ ( na časá , “ almost immediately, instantly ” ) ( adverb )
час по-скоро ( čas po-skoro , “ as soon as possible ” )
часо́вник ( časóvnik , “ watch, clock ” )
часово́й ( časovój , “ sentry ” )
References
“час ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language ] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“час ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language ] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka , 2010
Anagrams
Carpathian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic часъ ( časŭ ) , from Proto-Slavic *časъ .
Pronunciation
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Noun
час • (čas ) m inan
time
даремна трата часу . ― daremna trata času . ― a sheer waste of time .
( obsolete or poetic ) hour
Declension
declension of час
singular
plural
nominative (номінатів )
час ( čas )
часове ( časove )
genitive (ґенітів )
часа ( časa )
часів ( časiv )
dative (датів )
часови ( časovy )
часам ( časam ) часім ( časim )
accusative (акузатів )
часа ( časa )
часів ( časiv )
instrumental (інштрументал )
часом ( časom )
часами ( časamy )
locative (локал )
часови ( časovy )
часох ( časox ) часах ( časax )
vocative (вокатів )
часу ( času )
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References
Kercha, Ihor (2012 ) “час ”, in Словник русько-русинськый: у 2 т. [Russian-Rusyn Dictionary: in 2 vols ] (overall work in Russian and Carpathian Rusyn), Uzhhorod: PoliPrint
«Русиньскый язык» у світлі русинської лексики: ПЛЇШКОВА, A.: лексіколоґія і словотворїня русиньского языка. Пряшів 2015.
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *časъ .
Pronunciation
Noun
час • (čas ) m
hour
time
o'clock
Колку е час от? - Три час от е. ― Kolku e čas ot? - Tri čas ot e. ― What time is it? - It's 3 o'clock .
Автобусот за Скопје тргнува во 5 час от. ― Avtobusot za Skopje trgnuva vo 5 čas ot. ― The bus for Skopje leaves at 5 o'clock .
Declension
Further reading
“час ” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
“час ” in Официјален дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Oficijalen digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − makedonski.gov.mk (in Macedonian)
час in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)
Northern Altai
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *yāŕ .
Pronunciation
Noun
час • (čas )
spring
References
L. M. Tukmačev, editor (1995 ), “час ”, in Kumandinsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Kumandy-Russian Dictionary ], Biysk: Kandidat filologičeskix nauk, Izdatelʹstvo bijskij kotelʹščik, →ISBN
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak čas , from Proto-Slavic *časъ . Cognates include Slovak čas and Carpathian Rusyn час ( čas ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
час (čas ) m inan (related adjective часови )
time
occasion
Declension
References
Medʹeši, H. , Fejsa, M. , Timko-Djitko, O. (2010 ) “час ”, in Ramač, Ju. , editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary ] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic часъ ( časŭ ) , from Proto-Slavic *časъ .
Pronunciation
Noun
час • (čas ) m inan (genitive ча́са , nominative plural часы́ , genitive plural часо́в , relational adjective часово́й , diminutive ча́сик or часо́к )
( in the singular ) hour , o'clock , time , time of day
Кото́рый час ? ― Kotóryj čas ? ― What time is it?
В кото́ром часу́ ? ― V kotórom časú ? ― At what time ?
час ― čas ― one o’clock
час но́чи ― čas nóči ― one a.m.
в час ― v čas ― at one o’clock
до ча́су ― do čásu ― until one o’clock
оди́н час ― odín čas ― one hour
два часа́ ― dva časá ― two o’clock ; two hours
в два часа́ ― v dva časá ― at two o’clock
( in the plural ) hours , o'clock
пять часо́в ― pjatʹ časóv ― five o’clock ; five hours
( in the plural ) clock , watch
на мои́х часа́х ― na moíx časáx ― by my watch
У моего́ бра́та не́сколько часо́в . ― U mojevó bráta néskolʹko časóv . ― My brother has several watches .
Э́ти часы́ не иду́т. ― Éti časý ne idút. ― This clock/watch doesn’t work.
( poetic ) time , day
Час распла́ты наста́л. ― Čas raspláty nastál. ― The day of reckoning has arrived.
Usage notes
After numbers in the nominative/accusative case that govern genitive singular nouns (those ending in 2, 3 or 4, but not those ending in 12, 13 or 14), the stress of the genitive singular moves to the last syllable: два часа́ ( dva časá ) , два́дцать три часа́ ( dvádcatʹ tri časá ) , со́рок четы́ре часа́ ( sórok četýre časá ) .
Declension
* Used with the numbers 1.5, 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Derived terms
Descendants
→ Kildin Sami: ча̄сс ( čāss , “ hour, watch ” )
→ Yakut: чаас ( caas , “ hour ” )
Further reading
час in Большой толковый словарь , editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *časъ .
Noun
ча̏с m (Latin spelling čȁs )
moment
( Bosnia , Serbia ) hour
( Bosnia , Serbia ) lecture , lesson , period
Declension
Descendants
Further reading
“час ”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal ] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Tuvan
Etymology
From earlier *čaz < *yāz , from Proto-Turkic *yāŕ ( “ spring, summer ” ) .
Noun
час • (ças ) (definite accusative часты , plural частар )
spring
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic часъ ( časŭ ) , from Proto-Slavic *časъ .
Pronunciation
Noun
час • (čas ) m inan (genitive ча́су , nominative plural часи́ , genitive plural часі́в , relational adjective часови́й )
time
Їй треба було час у для обдумування. ― Jij treba bulo čas u dlja obdumuvannja. ― She wanted time to think it over.
Можеш дзвонити мені у будь-який час . ― Možeš dzvonyty meni u budʹ-jakyj čas . ― You can call me any time .
Я добре провела час на вечірці. ― Ja dobre provela čas na večirci. ― I had a good time at the party.
( grammar ) tense
майбутній час ― majbutnij čas ― future tense
простий минулий час ― prostyj mynulyj čas ― simple past tense
теперішній час ― teperišnij čas ― present tense
Declension
Declension of час (inan hard masc-form accent-c )
Derived terms
References