саюз
Belarusian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian сою́з (sojúz).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [saˈjus]
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Noun
саю́з • (sajúz) m inan (genitive саю́за or саю́зу, nominative plural саю́зы, genitive plural саю́заў)
- union, alliance
- Synonyms: звяз (zvjaz), (Taraškievica) зьвяз (zʹvjaz)
- Саве́цкі Саю́з ― Savjécki Sajúz ― the Soviet Union
- Еўрапе́йскі Саю́з ― Jeŭrapjéjski Sajúz ― the European Union
- Эўрапе́йскі/Еўрапе́йскі Саю́з ― Eŭrapjéjski/Jeŭrapjéjski Sajúz ― the European Union (Taraškievica)
Declension
In the name of countries the genitive is usually only "саю́за", in other senses "саю́зу"
Declension of саю́з (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | саю́з sajúz |
саю́зы sajúzy |
| genitive | саю́за, саю́зу sajúza, sajúzu |
саю́заў sajúzaŭ |
| dative | саю́зу sajúzu |
саю́зам sajúzam |
| accusative | саю́з sajúz |
саю́зы sajúzy |
| instrumental | саю́зам sajúzam |
саю́замі sajúzami |
| locative | саю́зе sajúzje |
саю́зах sajúzax |
| count form | — | саю́зы1 sajúzy1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “саюз” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org