ахвяра

Belarusian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish ofiara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [axˈvʲara]

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Noun

ахвя́ра • (axvjára) f inan (genitive ахвя́ры, nominative plural ахвя́ры, genitive plural ахвя́р)

1. victim

   Ужо дзясяткі ахвяраў.

   Užó dzjasjatki axvjaraŭ.

   Dozens of victims already.

2. sacrifice

Declension

Declension of ахвя́ра (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ахвя́ра axvjára	ахвя́ры axvjáry
genitive	ахвя́ры axvjáry	ахвя́р axvjár
dative	ахвя́ры axvjáry	ахвя́рам axvjáram
accusative	ахвя́ру axvjáru	ахвя́ры axvjáry
instrumental	ахвя́рай, ахвя́раю axvjáraj, axvjáraju	ахвя́рамі axvjárami
locative	ахвя́ры axvjáry	ахвя́рах axvjárax
count form	—	ахвя́ры1 axvjáry1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Derived terms

• ахвярава́ць (axvjaravácʹ)
• ахвярада́ўца (axvjaradáŭca)
• ахвя́рнік (axvjárnik)

References

• “ахвяра” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org