язык

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Contents 1 Belarusian 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 2 Russian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Declension 2.3.2 Related terms

[edit] Belarusian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *(j)ęzykъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

[edit] Noun

язык (jazyk) m.

1. tongue

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[edit] Russian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *(j)ęzykъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /jɪ.'zɨk/

[edit] Noun

язык (jazýk) m.

1. tongue
2. language
3. speech
4. (military, slang) prisoner for interrogation, canary, informer
5. clapper (of a bell)

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
nominative	язы́к	языки́
genitive	языка́	языко́в
dative	языку́	языка́м
accusative	язы́к, языка́	языки́, языко́в
instrumental	языко́м	языка́ми
prepositional	о языке́	о языка́х

[edit] Related terms

• языковед
• языковой
• языковый
• языкознание