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центр

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Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centrum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡sɛntr]
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Noun

центр • (centr) m inan (genitive це́нтра, nominative plural це́нтры, genitive plural це́нтров, relational adjective центра́льный or центрово́й)

  1. center, centre
  2. (telephony) Charlie (C in the ICAO spelling alphabet)
  3. downtown, city centre

Declension

Declension of центр (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
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Derived terms

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centrum.

Pronunciation

Noun

центр • (centr) m inan (genitive це́нтра or це́нтру, nominative plural це́нтри, genitive plural це́нтрів)

  1. (abstract, genitive це́нтру) centre (UK), center (US)
  2. (concrete, geometry, engineering, genitive це́нтра) centre (UK), center (US)

Usage notes

This noun has two possible genitive singular endings, which typically differentiate its meaning:

  • The **-у** (центру́) ending is used for abstract concepts, general areas, or institutions (e.g., Не в настрої, щоб іти до центру́ міста. ― Ne v nastroji, ščob ity do centrú mista. ― I'm not in the mood to go to the city centre).
  • The **-а** (це́нтра) ending is used for concrete, specific, or geometric points (e.g., це́нтра кола ― céntra kola ― the centre of a circle).

This distinction is common for many masculine nouns in Ukrainian.

Declension

(abstract):

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(geometry, engineering):

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References

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