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Etymology

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Compare Czech plocha and Polish płocha.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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пла́ха (pláxaf inan (genitive пла́хи, nominative plural пла́хи, genitive plural плах)

  1. block of wood
  2. executioner's block

Declension

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Further reading

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  • плаха in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru