ксива

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כְּתִיבָה (kăṯiḇá, “writing”) via Yiddish כּתיבֿה (ksive), from Hebrew כָּתַב (kaṯáḇ, “write”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈksʲivə]
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Noun

кси́ва • (ksíva) f inan (genitive кси́вы, nominative plural кси́вы, genitive plural ксив)

  1. (slang) identity card, ID
  2. (slang) any document
  3. (criminal slang) false document
  4. (criminal slang) a slip or letter passed secretly from cell to cell, from prison to prison or to the outside world
    Synonyms: маля́ва (maljáva), прого́н (progón)

Declension

Declension of кси́ва (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative кси́ва
ksíva 		кси́вы
ksívy
genitive кси́вы
ksívy 		кси́в
ksív
dative кси́ве
ksíve 		кси́вам
ksívam
accusative кси́ву
ksívu 		кси́вы
ksívy
instrumental кси́вой, кси́вою
ksívoj, ksívoju 		кси́вами
ksívami
prepositional кси́ве
ksíve 		кси́вах
ksívax

Descendants

  • → Armenian: քսիվ (kʻsiv)
  • → Georgian: ქსივა (ksiva), ქსივი (ksivi)
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