Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *duxati. By surface analysis, дух (duh) +‎ -ам (-am).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈduxɐm]
  • (file)

Verb edit

ду́хам (dúham) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective ду́хна)

  1. (intransitive) to blow, to gust (to create air current)
    Synonyms: ду́я (dúja), лъ́хам (lǎ́ham)
    вятърът духаvjatǎrǎt duhathe wind blows
  2. (transitive) to blow away (something)
    духам супата (idiom)duham supatato watch oneself (literally, “to blow the soup”)

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References edit

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

Russian edit

Etymology 1 edit

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Noun edit

ду́хам (dúxamm anim pl or m inan pl

  1. dative plural of дух (dux)

Etymology 2 edit

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Noun edit

духа́м (duxámm inan pl

  1. dative of духи́ (duxí)

Ukrainian edit

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Noun edit

ду́хам (dúxamm pers

  1. dative plural of дух (dux, ghost)