дрова

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъrva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [drɐˈva]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

дрова́ • (drová) n inan pl (genitive дров, plural only, relational adjective дровяно́й, diminutive дрови́шки)

1. firewood
2. (derogatory) wood (low-quality wooden object)
3. (computing slang) drivers

Declension

Declension of дрова́ (inan pl-only neut-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	plural
nominative	дрова́ drová
genitive	дро́в dróv
dative	дрова́м drovám
accusative	дрова́ drová
instrumental	дрова́ми drovámi
prepositional	дрова́х drováx

Pre-reform declension of дрова́ (inan pl-only neut-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	plural
nominative	дрова́ drová
genitive	дро́въ dróv
dative	дрова́мъ drovám
accusative	дрова́ drová
instrumental	дрова́ми drovámi
prepositional	дрова́хъ drováx

Related terms

• де́рево (dérevo)
• дровозагото́вка (drovozagotóvka)
• дровоко́л (drovokól)
• дровосе́к (drovosék)
• дровору́б (drovorúb)
• дро́вни (dróvni)
• дровяно́й (drovjanój)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дрова”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “дрова”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 269

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dъrva.

Pronunciation

• дро́ва: IPA^(key): [ˈdrɔʋɐ]

• Audio (nonstandard); “дрова́” (“drová”):

  (file)

Noun

дро́ва • (dróva) n inan pl (genitive дров, plural only)

1. firewood

Declension

Declension of дро́ва (inan pl-only hard neut-form accent-a)

	plural
nominative	дро́ва dróva
genitive	дров drov
dative	дро́вам dróvam
accusative	дро́ва dróva
instrumental	дро́вами dróvamy
locative	дро́вах dróvax
vocative	дро́ва dróva

Derived terms

• дровеня́та n pl (drovenjáta)
• дрови́на f (drovýna)

 

References

• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2013), “дрова”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (д – жучо́к), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• “дрова”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “дрова”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka