медавуха
Belarusian
Alternative forms
- miedavucha — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)
Etymology
By surface analysis, мядо́вы (mjadóvy, “honey”, adjective) + -у́ха (-úxa). Compare Russian медову́ха (medovúxa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʲedaˈvuxa]
- Rhymes: -uxa
Noun
медаву́ха • (mjedavúxa) f inan (genitive медаву́хі, uncountable)
- mead (a light hoppy drink made from honey)
Declension
Declension of медаву́ха (inan sg-only velar fem-form accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | медаву́ха mjedavúxa |
| genitive | медаву́хі mjedavúxi |
| dative | медаву́се mjedavúsje |
| accusative | медаву́ху mjedavúxu |
| instrumental | медаву́хай, медаву́хаю mjedavúxaj, mjedavúxaju |
| locative | медаву́се mjedavúsje |
References
- “медавуха” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- “медавуха”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)