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]
Audio: (file)
Noun
унита́з • (unitáz) m inan (genitive унита́за, nominative plural унита́зы, genitive plural унита́зов)
- toilet (ceramic bowl), flush toilet, water closet
Declension
Declension of унита́з (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
Synonyms
- сорти́р (sortír), сральник (sralʹnik) (vulgar), бе́лый друг (bélyj drug), бе́лый телефо́н (bélyj telefón), горшо́к (goršók), очко́ (očkó), толчо́к (tolčók)
Related terms
- унитазный (unitaznyj)