трава

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See also: травя

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trava.

Pronunciation

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Noun

трава́ (traváf inan (genitive травы́, nominative plural тра́вы, genitive plural траў or тра́ваў, relational adjective травяны́, diminutive тра́ўка)

  1. grass
  2. herb
  3. weed

Declension

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trava.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: тра‧ва

Noun

трава (travaf (plural трави)

  1. (dialectal) grass
  2. (slang, dialectal) weed (marijuana)

Declension

Declension of трава
singular plural
indefinite трава (trava) трави (travi)
definite unspecified травата (travata) травите (travite)
definite proximal травава (travava) травиве (travive)
definite distal травана (travana) травине (travine)
vocative траво (travo) трави (travi)
collective травје (travje)

Synonyms

References

  • трава” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trava.

Noun

трава (travaf

  1. grass
  2. plants

Declension

Declension of трава (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative трава
trava
травѣ
travě
травꙑ
travy
genitive травꙑ
travy
травоу
travu
травъ
travŭ
dative травѣ
travě
травама
travama
травамъ
travamŭ
accusative травѫ
travǫ
травѣ
travě
травꙑ
travy
instrumental травоѭ
travojǫ
травама
travama
травами
travami
locative травѣ
travě
травоу
travu
травахъ
travaxŭ
vocative траво
travo
травѣ
travě
травꙑ
travy

References

  • трава”, in GORAZD (overall work in Czech, English, and Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2025
  • Janyšková, Ilona, editor (2012), “trava”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka staroslověnského (in Czech), numbers 16 (sьde – trъtъ), Brno: Tribun EU, →ISBN, page 975

Old East Slavic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trava.

Noun

трава (travaf

  1. grass

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak tráva, from Proto-Slavic *trava. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn трава́ (travá) and Slovak tráva.

Pronunciation

Noun

трава (travaf (diminutive травичка or травка, related adjective травов or травни)

  1. grass
  2. herb
  3. weed

Declension

Declension of трава
singular plural
nominative трава (trava) трави (travi)
genitive трави (travi) травох (travox)
dative трави (travi) травом (travom)
accusative траву (travu) трави (travi)
instrumental траву (travu) травами (travami)
locative трави (travi) травох (travox)
vocative траво (travo) трави (travi)
nouns

References

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trava (grass).

Related to трави́ть (travítʹ, to spoil or damage the grass) and тере́ть (terétʹ, to rub). Possibly a cognate of Ancient Greek τρώγω (trṓgō, I eat, devour).(Can this(+) etymology be sourced? Particularly: “трава”)

Pronunciation

Noun

трава́ (traváf inan (genitive травы́, nominative plural тра́вы, genitive plural трав, relational adjective травяно́й, diminutive тра́вка or трави́нка)

  1. grass
  2. herb
    медоно́сные тра́выmedonósnyje trávymelliferous herbs
  3. weed
  4. (slang) marijuana, weed; any other plant drug
    Synonym: травка (travka)

Declension

Derived terms

Adjectives

Nouns

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “трава”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “трава”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 255

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trava.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trǎːʋa/
  • Hyphenation: тра‧ва

Noun

тра́ва f (Latin spelling tráva)

  1. (uncountable) grass
  2. herb
  3. (slang) weed, pot
    Он с(ј)еди на свом кревету пушећи траву и читајући Достојевског.
    He's sitting on his bed, smoking pot and reading Dostoyevsky.

Declension

Declension of трава
singular plural
nominative трава траве
genitive траве трава
dative трави травама
accusative траву траве
vocative траво траве
locative трави травама
instrumental травом травама

Quotations

Further reading

  • трава”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trava.

Pronunciation

Noun

трава́ (traváf inan (genitive трави́, nominative plural тра́ви, genitive plural трав, relational adjective трав'яни́й, diminutive тра́вка)

  1. grass
  2. herb
  3. weed

Declension

Declension of трава́
(inan hard fem-form accent-d)
singular plural
nominative трава́
travá
тра́ви
trávy
genitive трави́
travý
трав
trav
dative траві́
traví
тра́вам
trávam
accusative траву́
travú
тра́ви
trávy
instrumental траво́ю
travóju
тра́вами
trávamy
locative траві́
traví
тра́вах
trávax
vocative тра́во
trávo
тра́ви
trávy

References