унитаз

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ūnitās (unity), with the final consonant perhaps influenced by таз (taz, basin). Unitas was originally introduced as the name of an early water closet invented by Thomas Twyford in 1884.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊnʲɪˈtas]
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Noun

унита́з • (unitázm inan (genitive унита́за, nominative plural унита́зы, genitive plural унита́зов)

  1. toilet (ceramic bowl), flush toilet, water closet

Declension

Synonyms

  • унитазный (unitaznyj)

Descendants

  • Armenian: ունիտազ (unitaz)
  • Azerbaijani: unitaz
  • Georgian: უნიტაზი (uniṭazi)