общий язык

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “common language.”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈopɕːɪj (j)ɪˈzɨk]

Noun

о́бщий язы́к • (óbščij jazýk) m inan (genitive о́бщего языка́, nominative plural о́бщие языки́, genitive plural о́бщих языко́в)

  1. lingua franca (common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another)
  2. (figuratively) common ground
    находи́ть о́бщий язы́кnaxodítʹ óbščij jazýkto find common ground

Declension

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