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 • (kroŭf inan (genitive крыві́, uncountable, relational adjective кроўны)

  1. (anatomy) blood (red fluid that moves through the blood vessels of the body, nourishes its cells and ensures metabolism)
  2. animal breed
  3. lineage
  4. (figuratively) bloodshed, murder
  5. (figuratively) character, temperament

Declension

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