порох
Russian edit
Alternative forms edit
- по́рохъ (pórox) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old East Slavic порохъ (poroxŭ, “dust”), Proto-Slavic *porxъ. Doublet of прах (prax).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
по́рох • (pórox) m inan (genitive по́роха, nominative plural пороха́, genitive plural порохо́в, relational adjective порохово́й)
- gunpowder
- держа́ть по́рох сухи́м ― deržátʹ pórox suxím ― to keep one's powder dry
- ему́ пороха не хвата́ет ― jemú poroxa ne xvatájet ― he lacks the energy; he has not got it in him, he is not up to it
- он пороха не вы́думает ― on poroxa ne výdumajet ― he will never set the Thames on fire
- па́хнет по́рохом ― páxnet póroxom ― there is a smell of gunpowder in the air, war is in the air
- он и не поню́хал по́роху (по́роха) ― on i ne ponjúxal póroxu (póroxa) ― he hasn't experienced war
Declension edit
Declension of по́рох (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-c irreg)
Related terms edit
- порошо́к (porošók), пороховни́ца (poroxovníca)
Ukrainian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old East Slavic порохъ (poroxŭ, “dust”), Proto-Slavic *porxъ. Doublet of прах (prax, “ashes”), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
по́рох • (pórox) m inan (genitive по́роху, uncountable, relational adjective порохови́й)
Declension edit
Declension of по́рох (inan sg-only velar masc-form accent-a)
Related terms edit
- порошо́к (porošók)
References edit
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “порох”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “порох”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)