пух
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down feather
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *puxъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
пух • (puh) m (relational adjective пу́хен)
- down (Soft fluff between the feathers of birds or on newly born birds)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | пух puh |
пу́хове púhove |
| definite (subject form) |
пу́хът púhǎt |
пу́ховете púhovete |
| definite (object form) |
пу́ха púha | |
| count form | — | пу́ха púha |
References
- “пух”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “пух”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old East Slavic пухъ (puxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *puxъ.
Noun
пух • (pux) m inan (genitive пу́ха, nominative plural *пу́хи, genitive plural *пу́хов, relational adjective пухо́вый)
Declension
Declension of пух (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
Related terms
- пухо́вый (puxóvyj), пухово́й (puxovój), пушно́й (pušnój), пуши́стый (pušístyj)
- пухови́к (puxovík), пухо́вка (puxóvka)
- опуши́ть (opušítʹ)
- распуши́ть (raspušítʹ)
Etymology 2
Verb
пух • (pux)
- short masculine singular past indicative imperfective of пу́хнуть (púxnutʹ)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пух”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “пух”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 85
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pъlxъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
пу̏х m anim (Latin spelling pȕh)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | пу̏х | пу̀хови |
| genitive | пуха | пухова |
| dative | пуху | пуховима |
| accusative | пуха | пухове |
| vocative | пуше | пухови |
| locative | пуху | пуховима |
| instrumental | пухом | пуховима |
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old East Slavic пухъ (puxŭ), Proto-Slavic *puxъ.
Noun
пух • (pux) m inan (genitive пу́ху, uncountable, relational adjective пухо́вий or пухови́й, diminutive пушо́к)
- fluff (fur)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | пух pux |
| genitive | пу́ху púxu |
| dative | пу́хові, пу́ху púxovi, púxu |
| accusative | пух pux |
| instrumental | пу́хом púxom |
| locative | пу́ху, пуху́, пу́сі púxu, puxú, púsi |
| vocative | пу́ху púxu |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
пух • (pux)
- short masculine singular past indicative imperfective of пу́хнути (púxnuty)
- masculine singular past indicative imperfective of пу́хти (púxty)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “пух”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “пух”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “пух”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)
- “пух”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)