кроў
See also: крою
Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian кровь (krovʹ), from Old East Slavic крꙑ (kry), from Proto-Slavic *kry̑. Cognate with Russian кровь (krovʹ) and Ukrainian кров (krov).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [krou̯]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ou̯
- Hyphenation: кроў
Noun
кроў • (kroŭ) f inan (genitive крыві́, uncountable, relational adjective кроўны)
- (anatomy) blood (red fluid that moves through the blood vessels of the body, nourishes its cells and ensures metabolism)
- animal breed
- lineage
- (figuratively) bloodshed, murder
- (figuratively) character, temperament
Declension
Declension of кроў (inan sg-only soft 3rd-decl fem-form accent-d о-ы)
References
- “кроў”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “кроў” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org