посох

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic посохъ (posoxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *posoxъ. Akin to соха́ (soxá, wooden plough).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈposəx]

Noun

по́сох • (pósoxm inan (genitive по́соха, nominative plural по́сохи, genitive plural по́сохов, diminutive посошо́к)

  1. staff, stick
  2. crosier

Declension

Derived terms

Compounds:

  • по́сох Я́кова m (pósox Jákova)

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