связь

Russian

Etymology

связа́ть (svjazátʹ) +‎ -ь (-ʹ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [svʲæsʲ]

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Noun

связь • (svjazʹ) f inan (genitive свя́зи, nominative plural свя́зи, genitive plural свя́зей, relational adjective связно́й)

1. tie, relation, bond, contact

   в связи́ с ― v svjazí s ― in view of, due to, because of, in relation to, with regard to, with respect to, in regard to

   непосре́дственная связь ме́жду че́м-либо ― neposrédstvennaja svjazʹ méždu čém-libo ― the instant connection between something

   На связи́! ― Na svjazí! ― Stay in touch!

2. link, connection, liaison
3. (military) signal
4. communication

Declension

Declension of связь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	свя́зь svjázʹ	свя́зи svjázi
genitive	свя́зи svjázi	свя́зей svjázej
dative	свя́зи svjázi	свя́зям svjázjam
accusative	свя́зь svjázʹ	свя́зи svjázi
instrumental	свя́зью svjázʹju	свя́зями svjázjami
prepositional	свя́зи svjázi	свя́зях svjázjax
locative	связи́ svjazí

Pre-reform declension of связь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	свя́зь svjázʹ	свя́зи svjázi
genitive	свя́зи svjázi	свя́зей svjázej
dative	свя́зи svjázi	свя́зямъ svjázjam
accusative	свя́зь svjázʹ	свя́зи svjázi
instrumental	свя́зью svjázʹju	свя́зями svjázjami
prepositional	свя́зи svjázi	свя́зяхъ svjázjax
locative	связи́ svjazí

Related terms

• свя́зывать impf (svjázyvatʹ), связа́ть pf (svjazátʹ)
• свя́зываться impf (svjázyvatʹsja), связа́ться pf (svjazátʹsja)
• свя́занный (svjázannyj)
• свя́зывание (svjázyvanije)
• свя́зка (svjázka)
• свя́зный (svjáznyj)
• связи́ст (svjazíst), связи́стка (svjazístka)