пух

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *puxъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pux]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation(key): пух

Noun

пух • (puhm (relational adjective пу́хен)

  1. down (Soft fluff between the feathers of birds or on newly born birds)

Declension

Declension of пух
singular plural
indefinite пух
puh
пу́хове
púhove
definite
(subject form)
пу́хът
púhǎt
пу́ховете
púhovete
definite
(object form)
пу́ха
púha
count form пу́ха
púha

References

  • пух”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • пух”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pux]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic пухъ (puxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *puxъ.

Noun

пух • (puxm inan (genitive пу́ха, nominative plural *пу́хи, genitive plural *пу́хов, relational adjective пухо́вый)

  1. down (feathers)
  2. fluff
Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

пух • (pux)

  1. short masculine singular past indicative imperfective of пу́хнуть (púxnutʹ)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пух”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “пух”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 85

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pъlxъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pûx/

Noun

пу̏х m anim (Latin spelling pȕh)

  1. dormouse

Declension

Declension of пух
singular plural
nominative пу̏х пу̀хови
genitive пуха пухова
dative пуху пуховима
accusative пуха пухове
vocative пуше пухови
locative пуху пуховима
instrumental пухом пуховима

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pux]
  • Hyphenation: пух

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic пухъ (puxŭ), Proto-Slavic *puxъ.

Noun

пух • (puxm inan (genitive пу́ху, uncountable, relational adjective пухо́вий or пухови́й, diminutive пушо́к)

  1. fluff (fur)
Declension
Declension of пух
(inan sg-only velar masc-form accent-a)
singular
nominative пух
pux
genitive пу́ху
púxu
dative пу́хові, пу́ху
púxovi, púxu
accusative пух
pux
instrumental пу́хом
púxom
locative пу́ху, пуху́, пу́сі
púxu, puxú, púsi
vocative пу́ху
púxu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

пух • (pux)

  1. short masculine singular past indicative imperfective of пу́хнути (púxnuty)
  2. masculine singular past indicative imperfective of пу́хти (púxty)

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