ратуша

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic ратуша (ratuša), from Polish ratusz, from Middle High German rāthūs; compare German Rathaus. Polish /ʃ/ replaced Middle High German s because at the time, this letter was pronounced as apicoalveolar /s̺/ (with a weak hushing sound, similar to Castilian Spanish) and was distinct from the letter written z, pronounced as laminoalveolar /s/ (with a strong hissing sound, similar to English).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈratʊʂə]

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Noun

ра́туша • (rátuša) f inan (genitive ра́туши, nominative plural ра́туши, genitive plural ра́туш)

1. (historical) administrative body of a city or township
2. town hall

Declension

Declension of ра́туша (inan fem-form sibilant-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ра́туша rátuša	ра́туши rátuši
genitive	ра́туши rátuši	ра́туш rátuš
dative	ра́туше rátuše	ра́тушам rátušam
accusative	ра́тушу rátušu	ра́туши rátuši
instrumental	ра́тушей, ра́тушею rátušej, rátušeju	ра́тушами rátušami
prepositional	ра́туше rátuše	ра́тушах rátušax