постава
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Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
постава • (postava) f
- lining (fabric)
Declension
Declension of постава
Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
поста́ва • (postáva) m inan
Noun
постава́ • (postavá) m inan pl
- nominative/accusative plural of поста́в (postáv)
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *postava. Synchronically analyzable as a deverbal from поста́вити (postávyty). Compare Belarusian паста́ва (pastáva), Polish postawa, Czech postava.
Pronunciation
Noun
поста́ва • (postáva) f inan (genitive поста́ви, nominative plural поста́ви, genitive plural поста́в)
- posture, attitude, bearing, carriage (the way a person holds and positions their body)
- Synonym: по́за f (póza)
- (rare, theater) staging, production
- Synonym: постано́вка f (postanóvka)
Declension
Declension of поста́ва (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | поста́ва postáva |
поста́ви postávy |
| genitive | поста́ви postávy |
поста́в postáv |
| dative | поста́ві postávi |
поста́вам postávam |
| accusative | поста́ву postávu |
поста́ви postávy |
| instrumental | поста́вою postávoju |
поста́вами postávamy |
| locative | поста́ві postávi |
поста́вах postávax |
| vocative | поста́во postávo |
поста́ви postávy |
Derived terms
- поставни́й (postavnýj)
Related terms
- поста́влення n (postávlennja)
- ста́вити impf (stávyty), поста́вити pf (postávyty)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “постава”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “постава”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “постава”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “постава”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)