часом

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕasəm]

Noun

ча́сом • (čásom) m inan

1. instrumental singular of час (čas)

Adverb

ча́сом • (čásom)

1. (colloquial) sometimes, at times, now and then
2. (colloquial) by any chance

   Synonyms: слу́чаем (slúčajem), случа́йно (slučájno)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From ча̏с.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃâsom/
• Hyphenation: ча‧сом

Adverb

ча̏сом (Latin spelling čȁsom)

1. quickly, briefly, for a short time

References

• “часом” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃasɔm]

• Audio:

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Noun

ча́сом • (čásom) m inan

1. instrumental singular of час (čas)

Adverb

ча́сом • (čásom)

1. sometimes, at times, now and again, now and then, occasionally

   Synonyms: і́ноді (ínodi), і́нколи (ínkoly), де́коли (dékoly), час від ча́су (čas vid čásu)

2. by any chance

   Synonym: випадко́во (vypadkóvo)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “часом”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “часом”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)