унитаз

Russian

унитаз

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ūnitās (“unity”), with the final consonant perhaps influenced by таз (taz, “pelvis”). Unitas was originally introduced as the name of an early water closet invented by Thomas Twyford in 1884.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʊnʲɪˈtas]
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Noun

унита́з • (unitáz) m inan (genitive унита́за, nominative plural унита́зы, genitive plural унита́зов)

toilet (ceramic bowl), flush toilet, water closet

Declension

Declension of унита́з (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	унита́з unitáz	унита́зы unitázy
genitive	унита́за unitáza	унита́зов unitázov
dative	унита́зу unitázu	унита́зам unitázam
accusative	унита́з unitáz	унита́зы unitázy
instrumental	унита́зом unitázom	унита́зами unitázami
prepositional	унита́зе unitáze	унита́зах unitázax

Synonyms

сорти́р (sortír), сральник (sralʹnik) (vulgar), бе́лый друг (bélyj drug), бе́лый телефо́н (bélyj telefón), горшо́к (goršók), очко́ (očkó), толчо́к (tolčók)

Related terms

унитазный (unitaznyj)

Descendants

→ Georgian: უნიტაზი (uniṭazi)

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