цы

Adyghe

Etymology

From Proto-Circassian *t͡sʰə (“wool”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sə]

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Noun

цы • (cə)

1. hair (Usually of animal or human's body)
2. wool

Declension

declension of цы

case	singular	plural
nominative	цыр (cər)	цыхэр (cəxɛr)
ergative	цым (cəm)	цыхэмэ (cəxɛmɛ)
instrumental	цы(м)кӏэ (cə(m)kʼɛ)	цыхэ(м)кӏэ (cəxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	цыу (cəwu)	цыхыу (cəxəwu)

Derived terms

• шъхьэц (ŝḥɛc) (head hair)
• брацэ (bracɛ) (hairy)

Kabardian

Etymology

From Proto-Circassian *t͡sʰə (“wool”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sə]

Noun

цы • (cə)

1. yarn

Ossetian

Etymology

From Middle Persian čē.

Pronoun

цы • (cy)

1. what

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic ци (ci).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨ]

• Audio:

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Noun

цы • (cy) n inan (indeclinable)

1. (archaic) Name of the Cyrillic letter Ц, ц, called цэ (cɛ) in modern Russian.