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Belarusian
Etymology
Borrowed from French douche.
Pronunciation
Noun
душ • (duš) m inan (genitive ду́ша, nominative plural ду́шы, genitive plural ду́шаў)
- shower (device for bathing)
Declension
Declension of душ (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Further reading
- “душ” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from French douche.
Pronunciation
Noun
душ • (duš) m
- shower (device for bathing)
- взе́мам душ ― vzémam duš ― to take a shower
- взе́ма душ ― vzéma duš ― to take a shower
Declension
References
- “душ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “душ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French douche.
Noun
душ • (duš) m inan (genitive ду́ша, nominative plural ду́ши, genitive plural ду́шей, relational adjective душево́й)
- shower (device for bathing)
- Давле́ние воды́ в ду́ше упа́ло. ― Davlénije vodý v dúše upálo. ― Water pressure in the shower dropped.
- shower (instance of using the shower)
- приня́ть душ ― prinjátʹ duš ― to take a shower
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
душ • (duš) f inan pl
- genitive plural of душа́ (dušá)
Tajik
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian душ (duš), from French douche.
Pronunciation
Noun
душ • (duš)
- shower (device for bathing)
Ukrainian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French douche.
Pronunciation
Noun
душ • (duš) m inan (genitive ду́шу, nominative plural ду́ші, genitive plural ду́шів)
- shower (device for bathing or instance of using it)
- При робо́ті, зв’я́заній із забру́дненням ті́ла, необхі́дно ми́тися в ла́зні або́ під ду́шем щодня́. ― Pry robóti, zvʺjázanij iz zabrúdnennjam tíla, neobxídno mýtysja v lázni abó pid dúšem ščodnjá. ― If your work involves getting your body dirty, you must bathe in a sauna or under a shower every day.
- 1958, Руденко М., Вітер, page 107:
- Кожні дві кімнати мали свій душ, свою ванну. ― Kožni dvi kimnaty maly svij duš, svoju vannu. ― Every double-bedded room has a shower in their bathroom.
- douche
- 1956, Кочерга І., Твори том.II, page 273:
- [Ніна:] Спробуйте душ Шарко. Як у вас з кров'яним тиском? ― [Nina:] Sprobujte duš Šarko. Jak u vas z krovʺjanym tyskom? ― Try the Charcot's douche. What's your blood pressure?
Declension
Declension of душ (inan semisoft masc-form accent-a)
Etymology 2
Noun
душ • (duš) f inan
- genitive plural of душа́ (dušá)
References