часы

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Etymology

Borrowed from Russian часы (časy)

Noun

часы (casi)

  1. clock

References

Russian

Etymology

From час (čas) (hour), from Proto-Slavic *časъ.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɨ

Noun

часы́ • (časý) m inan pl (genitive часо́в, plural only)

  1. clock, watch
    на мои́х часа́х ― na moíx časáx ― by my watch
    У бра́та не́сколько часо́в. ― U bráta néskolʹko časóv. ― My brother has several watches.
    Э́ти часы́ не иду́т. ― Éti časý ne idút. ― This clock/watch doesn't work.
    подводи́ть/подвести́ часы́ ― podvodítʹ/podvestí časý ― to alter the clock/watch; to set the clock/watch
  2. watch; guard (a particular time period when guarding is kept)
    стоя́ть на часа́х ― stojátʹ na časáx ― to stand guard

Declension

Declension of часы́ (inan pl-only masc-form hard-stem accent-b) 
plural
nominative часы́
časý
genitive часо́в
časóv
dative часа́м
časám
accusative часы́
časý
instrumental часа́ми
časámi
prepositional часа́х
časáx

Descendants

  • → Even: часы (casi)
  • → Yakut: чаһы (cahı, “clock”)

Noun

часы́ • (časý) m inan pl

  1. nominative/accusative plural of час (čas)
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