Belarusian

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Etymology 1

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Deverbal from прыму́сіць (prymúsicʹ). Compare Ukrainian при́мус (prýmus), Polish przymus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [prɨˈmus]
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Noun

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прыму́с (prymúsm inan (genitive прыму́су, uncountable)

  1. coercion
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Etymology 2

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From the trademark 'Primus'.

Noun

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пры́мус (prýmusm inan (genitive пры́муса, nominative plural пры́мусы, genitive plural пры́мусаў)

  1. Primus stove, Primus
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References

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  • прымус”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • прымус” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org