# контакт
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian конта́кт (kontákt), German Kontakt, and French contact, from Latin contāctus (“contact”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [konˈtakt]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

конта́кт • (kontákt) m
* contact (physical, remote, or person)
* electrical outlet; power point

#### Declension
### References

* “контакт”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “контакт”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

## Macedonian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɔntakt]
* IPA: [kɔnˈtakt] (nonstandard)

### Noun

контакт • (kontakt) m (relational adjective контактен)
* contact
* a person with whom one has contact

#### Related terms

* контактира (kontaktira)

### Further reading

* “контакт” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
* “контакт” in Официјален дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Oficijalen digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − makedonski.gov.mk (in Macedonian)
* контакт in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)

## Russian
### Alternative forms

* конта́ктъ (kontákt) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin contāctus, through French contact or German Kontakt. Attested since the early 19th century.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kɐnˈtakt]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

конта́кт • (kontákt) m inan (genitive конта́кта, nominative plural конта́кты, genitive plural конта́ктов, relational adjective конта́ктный)
* contact
    Synonyms: соприкоснове́ние (soprikosnovénije), соедине́ние (sojedinénije)

#### Derived terms

* контакти́ровать (kontaktírovatʹ)

### References

* контакт – Этимологические онлайн-словари русского языка

### Further reading

* контакт in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kǒntakt/
* Hyphenation: кон‧такт

### Noun

ко̀нтакт m (Latin spelling kòntakt)
* contact

#### Declension
## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Kontakt or French contacte, from Latin contāctus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kɔnˈtakt]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

конта́кт • (kontákt) m inan (genitive конта́кту, nominative plural конта́кти, genitive plural конта́ктів, relational adjective конта́ктний or конта́ктовий)
* (electricity) contact
* contact (establishment of communication with somebody)
    увійти́ в конта́кт з ― uvijtý v kontákt z ― to get in touch with (literally, “to enter into contact with”)
    встанови́ти конта́кт з ― vstanovýty kontákt z ― to establish contact with, to make contact with
    бу́ти в конта́кті з ― búty v kontákti z ― to be in contact with, to be in touch with
    соціа́льні конта́кти ― sociálʹni kontákty ― social contact (literally, “social contacts”)
* contact (act of touching physically)

#### Derived terms

* контактува́ти impf (kontaktuváty)

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “контакт”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2016), “контакт”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 7 (кварта́л – кя́хтинський), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “контакт”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “контакт”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* “контакт”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “контакт”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “контакт”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)