таз

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪as/

Pronoun

таз • (taz) f (demonstrative)

1. (regional, nonstandard or poetic) Alternative form of тази (tazi) (the feminine singular of този (tozi)); this, this one, that, that one, the one, she

   Каква е таз книга?

   Kakva e taz kniga?

   What is this book?

Usage notes

Таз and the other shortened demonstrative pronouns (тоз, туй, тез, оназ, онуй, онез) are used in the Eastern Bulgarian dialects and are not considered standard. They can also be found in poetry (see quotations) where the number of syllables is important and these pronouns are one syllable shorter than their corresponding standard forms.

Quotations

• 1873, Hristo Botev, “Hadzhi Dimitar”, Nezavisimost (newspaper):

  Грей и ти, слънце, / в таз робска земя!

  Grej i ti, slǎnce, / v taz robska zemja!

  And you, sun - / Shine on that slavish land!

• 1867, Hristo Botev, “To My Mother”, Gayda (newspaper):

  […] та туй сърце младо, таз душа страдна / да се оплачат тебе горкана...

  ta tuj sǎrce mlado, taz duša stradna / da se oplačat tebe gorkana...

  "So this young heart, this suffering soul / Might seek your solace, poor wretch..."

Related terms

Bulgarian demonstrative pronouns

		Personal		Qualitative	Quantative
		Proximal	Distal
Masculine	Nominative	този (tózi) тоз (toz) тоя (tója)	онзи (ónzi) оня (ónja)	такъв (takǎ̀v) онакъв (onakǎ̀v) инакъв (ínakǎv)	толкова (tólkova) толкоз (tólkoz)
	Accusative	тогози (togózi) тогоз (togóz) тогова (togóva)	оногози (onogózi) оногоз (onogóz) оногова (onogóva)
	Dative	томува (tomúva)	ономува (onomúva)
Feminine	—	тази (tázi) таз (taz) тая (tája)	онази (onázi) оназ (onáz) оная (onája)	такава (takáva) онакава (onakáva) инаква (ínakva)
Neuter	—	това (tová) туй (tuj)	онова (onová) онуй (onúj)	такова (takóva) онакова (onakóva) инакво (ínakvo)
Plural	—	тези (tézi) тез (tez) тия (tíja)	онези (onézi) онез (onéz) ония (oníja)	такива (takíva) онакива (onakíva) инакви (ínakvi)

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tas]
• Rhymes: -as

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic тазъ (tazŭ), a Turkic borrowing. Compare Crimean Tatar tas, Turkish tas, Tatar тас (tas), etc. Ultimately from Persian تاس‎ (tâs).

Noun

таз • (taz) m inan (genitive та́за, nominative plural тазы́, genitive plural тазо́в)

1. basin
2. (anatomy) pelvis

Declension

Declension of таз (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-c) 

	singular	plural
nominative	та́з táz	тазы́ tazý
genitive	та́за táza	тазо́в tazóv
dative	та́зу tázu	таза́м tazám
accusative	та́з táz	тазы́ tazý
instrumental	та́зом tázom	таза́ми tazámi
prepositional	та́зе táze	таза́х tazáx
locative	тазу́ tazú

Etymology 2

Noun

таз • (taz) m anim (genitive та́за, nominative plural та́зы, genitive plural та́зов)

1. person of Taz people.

Declension

Declension of таз (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	та́з táz	та́зы tázy
genitive	та́за táza	та́зов tázov
dative	та́зу tázu	та́зам tázam
accusative	та́за táza	та́зов tázov
instrumental	та́зом tázom	та́зами tázami
prepositional	та́зе táze	та́зах tázax

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “таз”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Oleg Trubačóv, Moscow: Progress
• Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “таз”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk