See also: пљева

Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pelva.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

плева (plevaf (uncountable)

  1. chaff

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *plěva.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

плева́ (pleváf inan (genitive плевы́, nominative plural плевы́, genitive plural плев)

  1. membrane, film, coat, pleura
    де́вственная плева́dévstvennaja pleváhymen

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) “*plěva”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 405
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “плева”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pelva.

Noun edit

пле̏ва f (Latin spelling plȅva)

  1. chaff

Declension edit