узус

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French usus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈuzʊs]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

у́зус • (úzusm inan (genitive у́зуса, nominative plural у́зусы, genitive plural у́зусов)

  1. (law) usage, standard, customary practice.
  2. (linguistics) usage (generally accepted use of language units)

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ūsus.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈuzʊs]

Noun

у́зус • (úzusm inan (genitive у́зусу, uncountable) (literary)

  1. usage (customary, established practice)
  2. (linguistics) usage (generally accepted use of language units)

Declension

Declension of у́зус
(inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)
singular
nominative у́зус
úzus
genitive у́зусу
úzusu
dative у́зусові, у́зусу
úzusovi, úzusu
accusative у́зус
úzus
instrumental у́зусом
úzusom
locative у́зусу, у́зусі
úzusu, úzusi
vocative у́зусе
úzuse

References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “узус”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 25

Further reading

  • A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “узус”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
  • A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “узус”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
  • узус”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
  • узус”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)