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Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pelva.
Pronunciation
Noun
плева • (pleva) f (uncountable)
- chaff
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *plěva.
Pronunciation
Noun
плева́ • (plevá) f inan (genitive плевы́, nominative plural плевы́, genitive plural плев)
- membrane, film, coat, pleura
- де́вственная плева́ ― dévstvennaja plevá ― hymen
Declension
Further reading
- Derksen, Rick (2008) “*plěva”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 405
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “плева”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pelva.
Noun
пле̏ва f (Latin spelling plȅva)
- chaff
Declension