Belarusian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian звы́чай (zvýčaj), from Old East Slavic съвычаи (sŭvyčai), from Proto-Slavic *sъvyčajь. Cognate with Russian свы́чай (svýčaj) and Ukrainian зви́чай (zvýčaj).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzvɨt͡ʂaj]
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  • Rhymes: -ɨt͡ʂaj
  • Hyphenation: звы‧чай

Noun

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звы́чай (zvýčajm inan (genitive звы́чаю, nominative plural звы́чаі, genitive plural звы́чаяў)

  1. custom, habit (a generally accepted order, a rule that has long been rooted in the life of a people or a certain social group)
  2. custom, habit (usual course of action)

Declension

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References

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  • звычай”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • звычай” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
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