блоха
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Old East Slavic
Noun
блоха (bloxa) f
- Alternative form of блъха (blŭxa)
Russian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic блъха (blŭxa), from Proto-Slavic *blъxa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlúseh₂.
Pronunciation
Noun
блоха́ • (bloxá) f anim (genitive блохи́, nominative plural бло́хи, genitive plural блох, relational adjective блоши́ный)
- flea
- У меня́ в карма́не блоха́ на арка́не ― U menjá v karmáne bloxá na arkáne ― I’m flat broke. (literally, “I have a flea on a lasso in my pocket.”)
- 1885, Михаил Салтыков-Щедрин [Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin], Здравомысленный заяц; English translation from (Please provide a date or year):
- Лиси́ца на мину́ту заду́малась и щё́лкнула зуба́ми, пойма́в блоху́.
- Lisíca na minútu zadúmalasʹ i ščólknula zubámi, pojmáv bloxú.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of блоха́ (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-d/f)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | блоха́ bloxá |
бло́хи blóxi |
| genitive | блохи́ bloxí |
бло́х blóx |
| dative | блохе́ bloxé |
бло́хам, блоха́м blóxam, bloxám |
| accusative | блоху́ bloxú |
бло́х blóx |
| instrumental | блохо́й, блохо́ю bloxój, bloxóju |
бло́хами, блоха́ми blóxami, bloxámi |
| prepositional | блохе́ bloxé |
бло́хах, блоха́х blóxax, bloxáx |
Pre-reform declension of блоха́ (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-d/f)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | блоха́ bloxá |
бло́хи blóxi |
| genitive | блохи́ bloxí |
бло́хъ blóx |
| dative | блохѣ́ bloxě́ |
бло́хамъ, блоха́мъ blóxam, bloxám |
| accusative | блоху́ bloxú |
бло́хъ blóx |
| instrumental | блохо́й, блохо́ю bloxój, bloxóju |
бло́хами, блоха́ми blóxami, bloxámi |
| prepositional | блохѣ́ bloxě́ |
бло́хахъ, блоха́хъ blóxax, bloxáx |
Related terms
- блоха́стый (bloxástyj)
- бло́шка (blóška)
Further reading
- блоха in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic блъха (blŭxa), from Proto-Slavic *blъxa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlúseh₂.
Pronunciation
Noun
блоха́ • (bloxá) f animal (genitive блохи́, nominative plural бло́хи, genitive plural бліх)
Declension
Declension of блоха́ (animal hard fem-form accent-d о-і)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “блоха”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka