прах
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic прахъ (praxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *porxъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [prax]
Noun
прах • (prah) m (related adjective пра́шен, diminutive пра́хче)
- dust; powder
- прахове́ за главобо́лие ― prahové za glavobólie ― headache powders (medicine)
- мир на праха́ му ― mir na prahá mu ― may he rest in peace
Declension
Declension of прах
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | прах prah | прахове́ prahové |
definite (subject form) | прахъ́т prahǎ́t | прахове́те prahovéte |
definite (object form) | праха́ prahá | |
count form | — | пра́ха práha |
References
- прах in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- прах in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
Russian
Alternative forms
- прахъ (prax) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прахъ (praxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *porxъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pers-. Doublet of по́рох (pórox), the inherited East Slavic form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [prax]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ax
Noun
прах • (prax) m inan (genitive пра́ха, nominative plural пра́хи, genitive plural пра́хов)
- (poetic) dust, earth
- (of the dead) ashes, remains
- мир пра́ху его́ ― mir práxu jevó ― may he rest in peace
Declension
Declension of прах (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | пра́х práx | пра́хи práxi |
genitive | пра́ха práxa | пра́хов práxov |
dative | пра́ху práxu | пра́хам práxam |
accusative | пра́х práx | пра́хи práxi |
instrumental | пра́хом práxom | пра́хами práxami |
prepositional | пра́хе práxe | пра́хах práxax |
Related terms
- персть (perstʹ)
- порошок (porošok)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “прах”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *porxъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pers-..
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prâːx/
Noun
пра̑х m (Latin spelling prȃh)
- (uncountable) powder
Declension
Declension of прах
singular | |
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nominative | прах |
genitive | праха |
dative | праху |
accusative | прах |
vocative | праше / праху |
locative | праху |
instrumental | прахом |