See also: доухъ

Belarusian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *duxъ.

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Noun edit

дух (duxm pers (genitive ду́ха, nominative plural ду́хі, genitive plural ду́хаў)

  1. ghost

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дух (duxm inan (genitive ду́ху, uncountable)

  1. spirit
    Баявы́ дух.Bajavý dux.Fighting spirit.

Declension edit

References edit

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

Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *duxъ.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [dux]
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Noun edit

дух (duhm

  1. ghost
  2. spirit

Declension edit

References edit

  • дух”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • дух”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *duxъ.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [dux]
  • Hyphenation: дух

Noun edit

дух (duhm (plural ду́хови, relational adjective ду́ховен)

  1. ghost
  2. spirit
  3. (figurative) essence
  4. soul
    Synonym: ду́ша (dúša)

Declension edit

References edit

  • дух” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *duxъ.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

дух (duxm anim or m inan (genitive ду́ха, nominative plural ду́хи, genitive plural ду́хов, relational adjective духово́й)

  1. spirit
    не в ду́хеne v dúxein a bad mood
    боево́й духbojevój duxmorale (literally, “fighting spirit”)
  2. mind
  3. courage
  4. ghost
  5. breath
  6. scent
  7. rebel (especially in Afghanistan; from душма́н (dušmán))
  8. (military, slang) new recruit, rookie who is sometimes abused by the longer serving soldiers

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: դուխ (dux)
  • Azerbaijani: dux

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *duxъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰews-.

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Noun edit

ду̏х m (Latin spelling dȕh)

  1. ghost
  2. spirit
    Исус, пак пун Духа Светог, врати се од Јордана, и одведе Га Дух у пустињу, []Isus, pak pun Duha Svetog, vrati se od Jordana, i odvede Ga Duh u pustinju, [] Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, []

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Further reading edit

  • дух” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *duxъ.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

дух (duxm inan (genitive ду́ху, uncountable)

  1. spirit

Declension edit

Noun edit

дух (duxm pers (genitive ду́ха, nominative plural ду́хи, genitive plural ду́хів)

  1. ghost
    Synonym: при́вид m (prývyd)

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