Belarusian

Noun

газ • ‎(haz) m

1. gas (state of matter)

Bulgarian

Noun

газ • ‎(gaz) m

1. gas (state of matter)

   блатен газ — marsh gas

   природен газ — natural gas

   имам газове — suffer from flatulence

   пускам газове — break wind

2. petroleum, oil
3. paraffin/kerosene
4. (automotive) accelerator, gas

   давам газ — step on the accelerator/gas

   отпускам газта — let off the accelerator/gas

5. (textile) gauze, gossamer

   копринен газ — tiffany, thin silk

Inflection

Macedonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *gǫzъ/*guzъ.

Noun

газ • ‎(gaz) m ‎(plural газови, diminutive газе or газенце)

1. (colloquial) bottom, buttocks, ass

Synonyms

• задник ‎(zadnik)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *gazъ.

Noun

газ • ‎(gaz) m

1. ford

Synonyms

• газалиште ‎(gazalište)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡas]
• Homophone: гас ‎(gas)

Etymology 1

Borrowing from French gaz, from Ancient Greek χάος ‎(kháos, “chasm, void”).

Noun

газ • ‎(gaz) m inan ‎(genitive га́за, nominative plural га́зы, genitive plural га́зов)

1. gas (state of matter)
2. (colloquial) natural gas
3. (colloquial) gas, gas pedal, throttle
4. (plural only) wind, gas
5. (colloquial, rare) vodka

Declension

Related terms

• газоразря́дный ‎(gazorazrjádnyj)
• газосветный ‎(gazosvetnyj)
• газораспределительный ‎(gazoraspredelitelʹnyj)
• газодинами́ческий ‎(gazodinamíčeskij)
• газоанализа́тор m ‎(gazoanalizátor)

Etymology 2

Borrowing from French gaze ‎(“gauze”), probably from the Palestinian town of Gaza where the material was believed to originate.

Noun

газ • ‎(gaz) m inan ‎(genitive га́за, uncountable)

1. (singularonly) gauze, gossamer (fabric)

Declension

Etymology 3

Borrowing from Persian گز ‎(gaz, “cubit, a length of 24 finger-breadths, or six hands”), whence also Urdu گز ‎(guz, “yard, three feet”), Armenian գազ ‎(gaz), Kurdish gez, Chagatai gez, kez.

Noun

газ • ‎(gaz) m inan ‎(genitive га́за, nominative plural га́зы, genitive plural га́зов)

1. guz (obsolete unit of length in Asia) (around two to three feet, depending on the region)

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gazъ, from extension of Proto-Indo-European *gʷā- ‎(“to go”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡâːz/

Noun

га̑з m ‎(Latin spelling gȃz)

1. ford, shallow place
2. draft (of a ship)

Declension

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Noun

газ • ‎(haz) m inan ‎(genitive га́зу, nominative plural га́зи)

1. gas (state of matter)

Declension

References

• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “газ”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka