чат

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃa̟t]
• Rhymes: -at

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English chat, introduced with the spread of the Internet in the 21st century.

Noun

чат • (čat) m

1. chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time)

Declension

Declension of чат

	singular	plural
indefinite	чат čat	ча́тове čátove
definite (subject form)	ча́тът čátǎt	ча́товете čátovete
definite (object form)	ча́та čáta
count form	—	ча́та čáta

Etymology 2

Interjection

чат • (čat)

1. (onomatopoeia) bang! (sound of knocking, hewing, shooting)

References

• “чат”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃat]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophone: чад (čad)

Noun

чат • (čat) m

1. (nonstandard, colloquial) chat (online correspondence)

Declension

Declension of чат

	singular	plural
indefinite	чат (čat)	чатови (čatovi)
definite unspecified	чатот (čatot)	чатовите (čatovite)
definite proximal	чатов (čatov)	чатовиве (čatovive)
definite distal	чатон (čaton)	чатовине (čatovine)
vocative	чату (čatu)	чатови (čatovi)
count form	—	чата (čata)

Pannonian Rusyn

Alternative forms

• чата f (čata) — Kucura

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian csat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃat]
• Rhymes: -at
• Hyphenation: чат

Noun

чат (čat) m inan

1. clasp

Declension

Declension of чат

	singular	plural
nominative	чат (čat)	чати (čati)
genitive	чата (čata)	чатох (čatox)
dative	чату (čatu)	чатом (čatom)
accusative	чат (čat)	чати (čati)
instrumental	чатом (čatom)	чатами (čatami)
locative	чаце (čace)	чатох (čatox)
vocative	чату (čatu)	чати (čati)

Further reading

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “чат”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from English chat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕat]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophone: чад (čad)
• Rhymes: -at

Noun

чат • (čat) m inan (genitive ча́та, nominative plural ча́ты, genitive plural ча́тов, diminutive ча́тик)

1. (Internet) chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time)

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	ча́т čát	ча́ты čáty
genitive	ча́та čáta	ча́тов čátov
dative	ча́ту čátu	ча́там čátam
accusative	ча́т čát	ча́ты čáty
instrumental	ча́том čátom	ча́тами čátami
prepositional	ча́те čáte	ча́тах čátax

Related terms

• ча́титься (čátitʹsja)

Descendants

• → Armenian: չատ (čʻat)