дах
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дах
Belarusian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian дахъ (dax), ultimately from Old High German dah. Cognate with German Dach, Polish dach and Ukrainian дах (dax).
Pronunciation
Noun
дах • (dax) m inan (genitive да́ху, nominative plural да́хі, genitive plural да́хаў, diminutive да́шак)
- roof (the cover at the top of a building)
- 1916, Вахтеров, Василий Порфирьевич, “Prawodniki ciepła”, in Vacłaŭ Łastoŭski, transl., edited by Vacłaŭ Łastoŭski, Rodnyje zierniaty, Wilno: Homan, page 162:
- Zrazumieło, čamu mokryje doski letam chutčej sochnuć pad žaleznym dacham, čym pad sałamianym.
- It's clear why wet boards dry faster in summer under an iron roof than under a thatched one.
- 1938 , Charles Dickens, anonymous translator, Домбі і сын, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Dombey and Son, page 569:
- Дом астаўся па-ранейшаму велічным, не баіцца ветру і непагоды, дах не працякае, акяніцы не расхістаны, сцены не абваліліся, але, тым не менш, дом зрабіўся развалінай, і пацукі ўцякаюць з яго.
- Dom astaŭsja pa-ranjejšamu vjeličnym, nje baicca vjetru i njepahódy, dax nje pracjakaje, akjanicy nje rasxistany, scjeny nje abvalilisja, alje, tym nje mjenš, dom zrabiŭsja razvalinaj, i pacuki ŭcjakajucʹ z jahó.
Declension
Declension of дах (inan velar masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | дах dax |
да́хі dáxi |
| genitive | да́ху dáxu |
да́хаў dáxaŭ |
| dative | да́ху dáxu |
да́хам dáxam |
| accusative | дах dax |
да́хі dáxi |
| instrumental | да́хам dáxam |
да́хамі dáxami |
| locative | да́ху dáxu |
да́хах dáxax |
| count form | — | да́хі1 dáxi1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1986), “дахъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), numbers 7 (гляденье – девичество), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 268
- “дах”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “дах” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъxъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
да̏х m inan (Latin spelling dȁh)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | да̏х | да̏хови/да̏си |
| genitive | даха | дахова/даса |
| dative | даху | даховима/дасима |
| accusative | дах | дахове/дасе |
| vocative | даше / даху | дахови/даси |
| locative | даху | даховима/дасима |
| instrumental | дахом | даховима/дасима |
References
- “дах”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Polish dach (“roof”), ultimately from Old High German dah.
Pronunciation
Noun
дах • (dax) m inan (genitive да́ху, nominative plural дахи́, genitive plural дахі́в, diminutive дашо́к)
- roof (the cover at the top of a building)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | дах dax |
дахи́ daxý |
| genitive | да́ху dáxu |
дахі́в daxív |
| dative | да́хові, да́ху dáxovi, dáxu |
даха́м daxám |
| accusative | дах dax |
дахи́ daxý |
| instrumental | да́хом dáxom |
даха́ми daxámy |
| locative | да́ху dáxu |
даха́х daxáx |
| vocative | да́ху dáxu |
дахи́ daxý |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “дах”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “дах”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)