духов
Bulgarian
Etymology
Equivalent to дух (duh, “spirit, gasp”) + -ов (-ov).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈduxof]
Audio (Standard Bulgarian): (file) - Rhymes: -uxof
- Hyphenation(key): ду‧хов
Adjective
ду́хов • (dúhov)
- (music, relational) wind (either woodwind or brass)
- ду́хов инструме́нт ― dúhov instrumént ― wind instrument
- ду́хов орке́стър ― dúhov orkéstǎr ― brass band (literally, “wind orchestra”)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| indefinite | ду́хов dúhov |
ду́хова dúhova |
ду́хово dúhovo |
ду́хови dúhovi |
| definite (subject form) |
ду́ховият dúhovijat |
ду́ховата dúhovata |
ду́ховото dúhovoto |
ду́ховите dúhovite |
| definite (object form) |
ду́ховия dúhovija | |||
Related terms
References
- “духов”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
Russian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈduxəf]
Noun
ду́хов • (dúxov) m anim pl or m inan pl
- inflection of дух (dux):
- genitive plural
- animate accusative plural
- 1876, Russian Synodal Bible, Luke 7:21:
- А в это время Он многих исцелил от болезней и недугов и от злых духов, и многим слепым даровал зрение.
- A v eto vremja On mnogix iscelil ot boleznej i nedugov i ot zlyx duxov, i mnogim slepym daroval zrenije.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dʊˈxof]
Noun
духо́в • (duxóv) m inan pl
- genitive of духи́ (duxí)