Ukrainian

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унітаз

Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ūnitās (unity), with the final consonant perhaps influenced by таз (taz, basin, pan). Unitas was originally introduced as the name of an early water closet invented by Thomas Twyford in 1884. Compare Russian унита́з (unitáz).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -az
  • Hyphenation: уні‧таз

Noun

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уніта́з (unitázm inan (genitive уніта́за, nominative plural уніта́зи, genitive plural уніта́зів)

  1. flush toilet, toilet

Declension

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Further reading

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