страхополох
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Ukrainian
Etymology
From страх (strax, “fear”) + -о- (-o-) + поло́хати (polóxaty, “to frighten away, to scare away”).
Pronunciation
Noun
страхополо́х • (straxopolóx) m pers (genitive страхополо́ха, nominative plural страхополо́хи, genitive plural страхополо́хів)
- (colloquial, personal, countable) coward, poltroon
- (botany, inanimate, uncountable) Xanthium strumarium
Declension
(personal, countable)
Declension of страхополо́х (pers velar masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | страхополо́х straxopolóx |
страхополо́хи straxopolóxy |
| genitive | страхополо́ха straxopolóxa |
страхополо́хів straxopolóxiv |
| dative | страхополо́хові, страхополо́ху straxopolóxovi, straxopolóxu |
страхополо́хам straxopolóxam |
| accusative | страхополо́ха straxopolóxa |
страхополо́хів straxopolóxiv |
| instrumental | страхополо́хом straxopolóxom |
страхополо́хами straxopolóxamy |
| locative | страхополо́хові, страхополо́ху straxopolóxovi, straxopolóxu |
страхополо́хах straxopolóxax |
| vocative | страхополо́ху straxopolóxu |
страхополо́хи straxopolóxy |
(inanimate, uncountable) [1]
Declension of страхополо́х (inan sg-only velar masc-form accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | страхополо́х straxopolóx |
| genitive | страхополо́ху straxopolóxu |
| dative | страхополо́хові, страхополо́ху straxopolóxovi, straxopolóxu |
| accusative | страхополо́х straxopolóx |
| instrumental | страхополо́хом straxopolóxom |
| locative | страхополо́ху straxopolóxu |
| vocative | страхополо́ху straxopolóxu |
References
- ^ “страхополох”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “страхополох”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “страхополох”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “страхополох”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)