Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian сою́з (sojúz).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [saˈjus]
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Noun

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саю́з (sajúzm inan (genitive саю́за or саю́зу, nominative plural саю́зы, genitive plural саю́заў)

  1. union, alliance
    Synonyms: звяз (zvjaz), (Taraškievica) зьвяз (zʹvjaz)
    Саве́цкі Саю́зSavjécki Sajúzthe Soviet Union
    Еўрапе́йскі Саю́зJeŭrapjéjski Sajúzthe European Union
    Эўрапе́йскі/Еўрапе́йскі Саю́зEŭrapjéjski/Jeŭrapjéjski Sajúzthe European Union (Taraškievica)

Declension

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In the name of countries the genitive is usually only "саю́за", in other senses "саю́зу"

References

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  • саюз” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
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