пух

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *puxъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pux]
  • Audio (Standard Bulgarian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ux

Noun

пух • (puhm (relational adjective пу́хен)

  1. down (soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds)

Declension

Declension of пух
singular plural
indefinite пух
puh
пу́хове1
púhove1
definite
(subject form)
пу́хът
púhǎt
пу́ховете1
púhovete1
definite
(object form)
пу́ха
púha
count form пу́ха
púha

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References

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

Russian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic пухъ (puxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *puxъ.

Noun

пух • (puxm inan (genitive пу́ха, nominative plural *пу́хи, genitive plural *пу́хов, relational adjective пухо́вый)

  1. down (feathers)
  2. fluff
Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

пух • (pux)

  1. masculine singular past indicative of пу́хнуть (púxnutʹ)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “пух”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999), “пух”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 85

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

  • Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьlxъ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /pûx/

    Noun

    пу̏х m anim (Latin spelling pȕh)

    1. dormouse

    Declension

    Declension of пух
    singular plural
    nominative пу̏х пу̀хови
    genitive пуха пухова
    dative пуху пуховима
    accusative пуха пухове
    vocative пуше пухови
    locative пуху пуховима
    instrumental пухом пуховима

    Ukrainian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [pux]
    • Hyphenation: пух

    Etymology 1

    Inherited from Old East Slavic пухъ (puxŭ), Proto-Slavic *puxъ.

    Noun

    пух • (puxm inan (genitive пу́ху, uncountable, relational adjective пухо́вий or пухови́й, diminutive пушо́к)

    1. fluff (fur)
    Declension
    Declension of пух
    (inan sg-only velar masc-form accent-a)
    singular
    nominative пух
    pux
    genitive пу́ху
    púxu
    dative пу́хові, пу́ху
    púxovi, púxu
    accusative пух
    pux
    instrumental пу́хом
    púxom
    locative пу́ху, пуху́, пу́сі
    púxu, puxú, púsi
    vocative пу́ху
    púxu

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    пух • (pux)

    1. short masculine singular past indicative imperfective of пу́хнути (púxnuty)
    2. masculine singular past indicative imperfective of пу́хти (púxty)

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