Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъlučajь. Morphologically from слу́ка (slúka, opportunity) +‎ -яй (-jaj).

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsɫut͡ʃɐj]
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Noun

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слу́чай (slúčajm

  1. instance, occasion, case
  2. opportunity
  3. chance, accident
  4. (law, finance) case

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References

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  • случай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • случай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъlučajь, from *lučiti. Compare случи́ться (slučítʹsja), лучи́ть (lučítʹ).

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Noun

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слу́чай (slúčajm inan (genitive слу́чая, nominative plural слу́чаи, genitive plural слу́чаев)

  1. case
    в тако́м слу́чаеv takóm slúčajein such a case
  2. occurrence, event
  3. occasion
    в обо́их слу́чаяхv obóix slúčajaxon both occasions
  4. opportunity, chance
    при удо́бном слу́чаеpri udóbnom slúčajeat one's earliest convenience

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