порох
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Russian
Alternative forms
- по́рохъ (pórox) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic порохъ (poroxŭ, “dust”), Proto-Slavic *porxъ. Doublet of прах (prax).
Pronunciation
Noun
по́рох • (pórox) m inan (genitive по́роха, nominative plural пороха́, genitive plural порохо́в, relational adjective порохово́й)
- gunpowder
- держа́ть по́рох сухи́м ― deržátʹ pórox suxím ― to keep one's powder dry
- ему́ пороха не хвата́ет ― jemú poroxa ne xvatájet ― he lacks the energy; he has not got it in him, he is not up to it
- он пороха не вы́думает ― on poroxa ne výdumajet ― he will never set the Thames on fire
- па́хнет по́рохом ― páxnet póroxom ― there is a smell of gunpowder in the air, war is in the air
- он и не поню́хал по́роху (по́роха) ― on i ne ponjúxal póroxu (póroxa) ― he hasn't experienced war (lit. he hasn't ever smelled a powder)
Declension
Declension of по́рох (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-c irreg)
Derived terms
- пороховни́ца f (poroxovníca)
- порошо́к m (porošók)
- Phrases
- есть по́рох в пороховни́цах (jestʹ pórox v poroxovnícax), есть ещё по́рох в пороховни́цах (jestʹ ješčó pórox v poroxovnícax)
Related terms
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “порох”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “порох”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 58
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “порох”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic порохъ (poroxŭ, “dust”), Proto-Slavic *porxъ. Doublet of прах (prax, “ashes”), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.
Pronunciation
Noun
по́рох • (pórox) m inan (genitive по́роху, uncountable, relational adjective порохови́й)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | по́рох pórox |
| genitive | по́роху póroxu |
| dative | по́рохові, по́роху póroxovi, póroxu |
| accusative | по́рох pórox |
| instrumental | по́рохом póroxom |
| locative | по́роху póroxu |
| vocative | по́роху póroxu |
Derived terms
- Пороше́нко (Porošénko)
- По́рох (Pórox)
Related terms
- порошо́к (porošók)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “порох”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “порох”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)