абзац

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Absatz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐbˈzat͡s]

• Audio:

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Noun

абза́ц • (abzác) m inan (genitive абза́ца, nominative plural абза́цы, genitive plural абза́цев)

1. (grammar) paragraph

   де́лать абза́ц ― délatʹ abzác ― to make a paragraph

   нача́ть/начина́ть с (но́вого) абза́ца ― načátʹ/načinátʹ s (nóvovo) abzáca ― to begin a (new) line/paragraph; to indent a line

2. (informal) an indentation at the start of a paragraph.

   де́лать абза́ц ― délatʹ abzác ― to indent

3. (euphemism) for пизде́ц (pizdéc).

Declension

Declension of абза́ц (inan masc-form ц-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	абза́ц abzác	абза́цы abzácy
genitive	абза́ца abzáca	абза́цев abzácev
dative	абза́цу abzácu	абза́цам abzácam
accusative	абза́ц abzác	абза́цы abzácy
instrumental	абза́цем abzácem	абза́цами abzácami
prepositional	абза́це abzáce	абза́цах abzácax

Synonyms

• (paragraph): пара́граф (parágraf) (see usage notes)
• (indentation): о́тступ (ótstup), абза́цный о́тступ (abzácnyj ótstup) кра́сная строка́ (krásnaja stroká)
• (euphemism for пиздец): пипе́ц (pipéc), писе́ц (piséc), капе́ц (kapéc)

Derived terms

• абза́цный (abzácnyj)

Usage notes

Абзац translates as paragraph and is marked by an indentation and by the typographical character ¶. Conversely, пара́граф (parágraf) translates as section, is demarked by a section break, and by the symbol §. Compare also разде́л (razdél)

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Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐbˈzat͡s]

Noun

абза́ц • (abzác) m inan (genitive абза́цу, nominative plural абза́ци)

1. paragraph
2. indentation

References

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