абавязак

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• abaviazak — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

абавязаць (abavjazacʹ, “to oblige”) +‎ -ак (-ak). Cognates include Polish obowiązek and Ukrainian обо́в'язок (obóvʺjazok).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [abaˈvʲazak]
• Rhymes: -azak

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Noun

абавя́зак • (abavjázak) m inan (genitive абавя́зку, nominative plural абавя́зкі, genitive plural абавя́зкаў)

1. duty, responsibility, obligation

Declension

Declension of абавя́зак (inan velar masc-form accent-a reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	абавя́зак abavjázak	абавя́зкі abavjázki
genitive	абавя́зку abavjázku	абавя́зкаў abavjázkaŭ
dative	абавя́зку abavjázku	абавя́зкам abavjázkam
accusative	абавя́зак abavjázak	абавя́зкі abavjázki
instrumental	абавя́зкам abavjázkam	абавя́зкамі abavjázkami
locative	абавя́зку abavjázku	абавя́зках abavjázkax
count form	—	абавя́зкі1 abavjázki1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Related terms

• абавяза́цельства (abavjazácjelʹstva)
• абавязко́вы (abavjazkóvy)