глаз

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old East Slavic глазъ (glazŭ, ball, eye), from Proto-Slavic *glazъ (ball), from Proto-Indo-European *g(ʰ)el- (round, spherical, stone).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡlas]
  • (file)
  • Homophones: глас (glas)
  • Rhymes: -as

Noun

глаз (glaz) m inan (genitive гла́за, nominative plural глаза́, genitive plural глаз)

  1. eye
  2. eyesight
  3. view, opinion

Usage notes

  • Note on irregular forms — глаза́ (glazá) is actually an old nominative dual form. The genitive plural in глаз (glaz) is also an archaic form.

Declension

Synonyms

  • о́ко (óko) (dated, poetic or in set expressions)

Derived terms

References

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