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Belarusian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
пах • (pax) m inan (genitive па́ху, nominative plural па́хі, genitive plural па́хаў)
- smell, scent, odour
- Synonym: за́пах (zápax)
- perfume, fragrance (a pleasant smell)
- Synonyms: во́дар (vódar), арама́т (aramát)
Declension
Declension of пах (inan velar masc-form accent-a)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Derived terms
References
- “пах” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Chechen
Etymology
Akin to Ingush пехк (pexk).
Noun
пах • (pax) class bd
- lung
References
Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *paxъ, *paxa. Compare Ukrainian паха́ (paxá), Bulgarian пах (pah), Czech pach, Polish pacha
Vasmer proposes as well a connection with Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣa, “(bird)wing”)
Noun
пах • (pax) m inan (genitive па́ха, nominative plural *пахи́, genitive plural *пахо́в, relational adjective па́ховый)
- groin
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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па́х
páx
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*пахи́
*paxí
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| genitive
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па́ха
páxa
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*пахо́в
*paxóv
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| dative
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па́ху
páxu
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*паха́м
*paxám
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| accusative
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па́х
páx
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*пахи́
*paxí
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| instrumental
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па́хом
páxom
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*паха́ми
*paxámi
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| prepositional
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па́хе
páxe
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*паха́х
*paxáx
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| locative
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в паху́
v paxú
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Further reading
- пах in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru
Etymology 2
Verb
пах • (pax)
- short masculine singular past indicative imperfective of па́хнуть (páxnutʹ)