страх

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *straxъ.

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Noun

страх • (strax) m inan (genitive стра́ху, nominative plural стра́хі, genitive plural стра́хаў)

1. fear, fright, scare

Declension

Adverb

стра́х • (stráx)

1. (colloquial) awfully; a lot

References

• “страх” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *straxъ.

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Noun

страх • (strah) m (relational adjective стра́шен or стра́хов)

1. fear, fright, scare

   Synonyms: упла́ха (upláha), боя́зън (bojázǎn)

   Ме́чка страх, мен не страх!

   Méčka strah, men ne strah!

   It is frightening, but I am not scared!

   (literally, “The bear (is) scared, (there is) no fear in me”)

2. phobia

   Synonym: фо́бия (fóbija)

Declension

Derived terms

• страша́ pf (strašá), страша́вам impf (strašávam, “to frighten, to endanger”) (dated)
• страху́вам се (strahúvam se, “to be scared, afraid”)
• Стра́хил (Stráhil), Стра́шил (Strášil), Страшими́р (Strašimír) (personal names)
• стра́шилище (strášilište, “scarecrow, boogaboo”)
• страхота́ (strahotá, “horror”) (dialectal, obsolete)
  • страхо́тен (strahóten, “awesome, horrific”)
• страхо́вит (strahóvit, “frightening”)
• страхли́в (strahlív, “fearful, cowardly”)
  • страхли́вец m (strahlívec), страхли́вка f (strahlívka, “coward, chickenheart”)

Related terms

• стря́скам (strjáskam, “to scare”)

References

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

Anagrams

• храст (hrast)

Russian

Alternative forms

• страхъ (strax) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *straxъ.

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• Rhymes: -ax

Noun

страх • (strax) m inan (genitive стра́ха, nominative plural стра́хи, genitive plural стра́хов, relational adjective страхово́й)

1. fear
2. risk, peril

Declension

Synonyms

• боя́знь (bojáznʹ), у́жас (úžas), испу́г (ispúg), трево́га (trevóga)

Related terms

• страхо́вка (straxóvka), страши́ла (strašíla), страши́лка (strašílka)
• стра́шный (strášnyj), бесстра́шный (besstrášnyj), неустраши́мый (neustrašímyj)
• страши́ть (strašítʹ), устраша́ть (ustrašátʹ), страща́ть (straščátʹ)
• стра́шно (strášno)

Adverb

стра́х • (stráx)

1. (colloquial) awfully

   Synonyms: жуть (žutʹ), смерть (smertʹ)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *straxъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /strâːx/

Noun

стра̑х m (Latin spelling strȃh)

1. fear, dread

   (with је, with accusative, with infinitive) Страх ју је наћи се с Рајом. ― She is afraid of meeting up with Ray. (literally, “It's a fear to her to meet up with Ray.”)

2. (by extension) afraid, scared

   Jе ли те (ухватио) страх? ― Are you afraid?

3. terror

Declension

References

• “страх” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Anagrams

• храст

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *straxъ.

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Noun

страх • (strax) m inan (genitive стра́ху or страху́, nominative plural страхи́, genitive plural страхі́в)

1. fear
2. risk, peril

Declension

Noun

страх • (strax) m pers (genitive стра́ха or страха́, nominative plural страхи́, genitive plural страхі́в)

1. (usually in the plural) monster (fantastic creature of unusual, scary appearance)

Declension

Adverb

страх • (strax)

1. (colloquial) awfully

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “страх”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “страх”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)