Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [pəvʲɪˈtuxə]
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Noun edit

повиту́ха (povitúxaf anim (genitive повиту́хи, nominative plural повиту́хи, genitive plural повиту́х)

  1. midwife (woman who assists other women in childbirth)
    Synonyms: повивальная ба́бка (povivalʹnaja bábka), акуше́рка (akušérka)

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Ukrainian edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

повиту́ха (povytúxaf pers (genitive повиту́хи, nominative plural повиту́хи, genitive plural повиту́х)

  1. midwife (woman who assists other women in childbirth)

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Further reading edit

  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “повитуха”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN