обычай

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *obyčajь, from *vyknǫti (whence -вы́кнуть (-výknutʹ)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈbɨt͡ɕɪj]
  • (file)

Noun

обы́чай • (obýčaj) m inan (genitive обы́чая, nominative plural обы́чаи, genitive plural обы́чаев)

  1. custom, usage (habit or accepted practice)
    Synonyms: обыкнове́ние (obyknovénije), тради́ция (tradícija), ритуа́л (rituál)

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “обычай”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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