цы

See also: -цы

Adyghe

Etymology

From Proto-Circassian *t͡sʰə (wool).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡sə]
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Noun

цы • ()

  1. hair (Usually of animal or human's body)
  2. wool

Declension

Declension of цы
case singular plural
indefinite
nominative цыр (cər) цыхэр (cəxɛr)
ergative цым (cəm) цыхэмэ (cəxɛmɛ)
instrumental цы(м)кӏэ (cə(m)kʼɛ) цыхэ(м)кӏэ (cəxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive цыу (cəwu) цыхыу (cəxəwu)

Derived terms

Kabardian

Etymology

From Proto-Circassian *t͡sʰə (wool).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡sə]

Noun

цы • ()

  1. yarn

Ossetian

Etymology

From Middle Persian čē.

Pronoun

цы • (cy)

  1. what

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic ци (ci).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

цы • (cyn inan (indeclinable)

  1. (archaic) Name of the Cyrillic letter Ц, ц, called цэ () in modern Russian.