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Etymology edit

су- (su-) + *тъка (related to ты́кать (týkatʹ)), resulting in стык дня и но́чи (styk dnja i nóči, union of day and night).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈsutkʲɪ]
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Noun edit

су́тки (sútkif inan pl (genitive су́ток, plural only)

  1. 24 hours (of the clock), day, day and night, nychthemeron
    кру́глые су́ткиkrúglyje sútkiround the clock
    за су́ткиza sútkiduring the day/ for the day, during 24 hours / for 24 hours
    ме́нее, чем за су́ткиméneje, čem za sútkiless than 24 hours

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Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: sutka

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