центр

• центръ (centr) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Borrowed from Latin centrum.

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɛntr]

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центр • (centr) m inan (genitive це́нтра, nominative plural це́нтры, genitive plural це́нтров, relational adjective центра́льный or центрово́й)

1. center, centre
2. (telephony) Charlie (C in the ICAO spelling alphabet)
3. downtown, city centre

• райце́нтр m (rajcéntr)
• спа-це́нтр m (spa-céntr)

• центра́льный (centrálʹnyj)
• центра́ль f (centrálʹ)

Borrowed from Latin centrum.

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɛntr]

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центр • (centr) m inan (genitive це́нтра or це́нтру, nominative plural це́нтри, genitive plural це́нтрів)

1. (abstract, genitive це́нтру) centre (UK), center (US)
2. (concrete, geometry, engineering, genitive це́нтра) centre (UK), center (US)

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(geometry, engineering):

This noun has two possible genitive singular endings, which typically differentiate its meaning:

• The **-у** (центру́) ending is used for abstract concepts, general areas, or institutions (e.g., Не в настрої, щоб іти до центру́ міста. ― Ne v nastroji, ščob ity do centrú mista. ― I'm not in the mood to go to the city centre).
• The **-а** (це́нтра) ending is used for concrete, specific, or geometric points (e.g., це́нтра кола ― céntra kola ― the centre of a circle).

This distinction is common for many masculine nouns in Ukrainian.

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “центр”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka