цэх

See also: -цэх and цех

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• cech — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish cech, from Middle High German zëch, zëche (modern German Zeche). Compare Czech and Slovak cech, Russian and Ukrainian цех (cex), Yiddish צעך (tsekh, “guild; wassail; trade union”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɛx]

Noun

цэх • (cex) m inan (genitive цэ́ха, nominative plural цэ́хі, genitive plural цэ́хаў, relational adjective цэ́хавы)

1. workshop, shop, section (of a factory)

   Synonyms: майстэ́рня (majstérnja), атэлье́ (atelʹjé)

   ліце́йны цэх ― licjéjny cex ― foundry (literally, “casting shop”)

2. workshop (brief, intensive course of education for a small group; academic conference)

   Synonym: семіна́р (sjeminár)

   запіса́цца ў цэх ― zapisácca ŭ cex ― to sign up for a workshop

   цэх здаро́ўя ― cex zdaróŭja ― health workshop

3. (obsolete, historical) guild

Declension

Declension of цэх (inan velar masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	цэх cex	цэ́хі céxi
genitive	цэ́ха céxa	цэ́хаў céxaŭ
dative	цэ́ху céxu	цэ́хам céxam
accusative	цэх cex	цэ́хі céxi
instrumental	цэ́хам céxam	цэ́хамі céxami
locative	цэ́ху céxu	цэ́хах céxax
count form	—	цэ́хі1 céxi1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Derived terms

• цэ́хавы (céxavy)
• цэхаўшчы́на (cexaŭščýna)

 

References

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

Mongolian

Mongolian
ᠴ‍ᠠ‍ᠭᠡᠡ᠋ (č‍a‍gee)
Cyrillic
цэх (cex)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sʰex/
• Syllabification: цэх (1 syllable)

Adjective

цэх • (cex) (Mongolian spelling ᠴ‍ᠠ‍ᠭᠡᠡ᠋ (č‍a‍gee))

1. straight (not curved or sideways)

   Synonym: шулуун (šuluun)

   Antonym: муруй (muruj)

   цэх зогсох ― cex zogsox ― to stand up straight

   цэх явах ― cex javax ― to go straight

2. straightforward, direct, honest

   Synonyms: шулуун (šuluun), шударга (šudarga)

   цэх шударга байх ― cex šudarga bajx ― to be straightforward, to be direct