duša
Latvian
Noun
duša f (4th declension)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | duša | dušas |
| genitive | dušas | dušu |
| dative | dušai | dušām |
| accusative | dušu | dušas |
| instrumental | dušu | dušām |
| locative | dušā | dušās |
| vocative | duša | dušas |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dušà. Cognate with Bulgarian душа (duša), Macedonian душа (duša), Russian душа́ (dušá), Ukrainian душа́ (dušá), Belarusian душа́ (dušá), Czech duše, Polabian dausă, Polish dusza, Slovak duša, Slovene dúša, Kashubian dësza, Upper Sorbian duša, Lower Sorbian duša, Old Church Slavonic доуша (duša).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dǔːʃa/
- Hyphenation: du‧ša
Noun
dúša f (Cyrillic spelling ду́ша)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dúša | dȗše |
| genitive | duše | duša |
| dative | duši | dušama |
| accusative | dȗšu | duše |
| vocative | dušo | duše |
| locative | duši | dušama |
| instrumental | dušom | dušama |
Related terms
Further reading
- “duša”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dušà. Cognate with Bulgarian душа (duša), Macedonian душа (duša), Russian душа́ (dušá), Ukrainian душа́ (dušá), Belarusian душа́ (dušá), Serbo-Croatian ду́ша, dúša, Czech duše, Polabian dausă, Polish dusza, Slovene dúša, Kashubian dësza, Upper Sorbian duša, Lower Sorbian duša, Old Church Slavonic доуша (duša).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈduʃa]
Audio: (file)
Noun
duša f (relational adjective duševný, diminutive dušička, augmentative dušisko)
- soul
- spirit
- inner tube of a tire/tyre
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | duša | duše |
| genitive | duše | duší |
| dative | duši | dušiam |
| accusative | dušu | duše |
| locative | duši | dušiach |
| instrumental | dušou | dušami |
Further reading
- “duša”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *dušà. Cognate with Bulgarian душа (duša), Macedonian душа (duša), Russian душа́ (dušá), Ukrainian душа́ (dušá), Belarusian душа́ (dušá), Serbo-Croatian ду́ша, dúša, Czech duše, Polabian dausă, Polish dusza, Slovak duša, Kashubian dësza, Upper Sorbian duša, Lower Sorbian duša, Old Church Slavonic доуша (duša).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dùːʃa/
Noun
dúša f
- soul (the spirit or essence of a person that is believed to live on after the person’s death)
Declension
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | dúša | ||
| gen. sing. | dúše | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
dúša | dúši | dúše |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
dúše | dúš | dúš |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
dúši | dúšama | dúšam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
dúšo | dúši | dúše |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
dúši | dúšah | dúšah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
dúšo | dúšama | dúšami |