узір
Ukrainian
editAlternative forms
edit- взір (vzir) — after vowels
Etymology
editCognate with Russian узор (uzor), Polish wzór. From same root as зрі́ти (zríty).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editузі́р • (uzír) m inan (genitive узо́ру, nominative plural узо́ри, genitive plural узо́рів)
- example, paragon, epitome, image
- pattern, motif (especially an embroidered or painted pattern)
- (dialectal) sight, look, gaze
Usage notes
edit- The forms узір (uzir) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and взір (vzir) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.
Declension
editDeclension of узі́р (inan hard masc-form accent-a і-о)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “узір”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “узір”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “узір”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “узір”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)