цот
Belarusian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *četъ. Probably cognate to Russian чёт (čot), which see чётный (čótnyj).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡sot]
Noun
цот • (cot) m inan (genitive цо́ту, uncountable, relational adjective цо́тны)
- (mathematics) even number
- Synonym: (more common term) цо́тны лік (cótny lik)
- цот і лі́шка ― cot i líška ― odds and evens
- цот у цот ― cot u cot ― one to one, exactly (literally, “even number to even number”)
Declension
Declension of цот (inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | цот cot |
| genitive | цо́ту cótu |
| dative | цо́ту cótu |
| accusative | цот cot |
| instrumental | цо́там cótam |
| locative | цо́це cócje |
Derived terms
- цо́тны (cótny, “even”), цо́тнасць (cótnascʹ, “parity”)
References
- “цот” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- “цот”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)