чувац

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak čúvať, originally considered an extension of čuť (whence чуц (čuc)), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *čuvati. Later a semantic loan from Serbo-Croatian чувати / čuvati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃuvat͡s]
  • Rhymes: -uvat͡s
  • Hyphenation: чу‧вац

Verb

чувац (čuvacimpf (perfective очувац or зачувац)

  1. (transitive) to watch over, to watch, to guard, to keep
    Synonyms: мерковац (merkovac), патриц (patric), щициц (ščicic)
    чувац тайнуčuvac tajnuto keep a secret
  2. (transitive) to save, to economize
    Synonyms: шпоровац (šporovac), ощадовац (oščadovac), сцискац (sciskac)
  3. (transitive, of cattle at pasture) to mind, to watch over
    чувац кравиčuvac kravito mind the cows
  4. (reflexive with ше (še)) to be careful, to beware, to take care
    Synonyms: (obsolete) варовац (varovac), мерковац (merkovac), охраньовац (oxranʹovac), сцекац (scekac), хранїц (xranjic)
    чувай ше од пса!čuvaj še od psa!beware of the dog!

Conjugation

nouns
verbs
  • зачувац pf (začuvac)
  • очувац pf (očuvac)
  • почувац pf (počuvac)
  • причувац pf (pričuvac)

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