Russian edit

Etymology edit

Usually associated with подво́д (podvód), deverbal from подводи́ть (podvodítʹ, to lead (somewhere)). Compare the analogously formed сва́ха (sváxa) and сват (svat). Less reliably associated with вохла́к (voxlák) or дво́хать (dvóxatʹ, to breathe), Lithuanian dvasià (soul, spirit) as well as Old Norse vasa-sk (to do something, to interfere).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

подво́х (podvóxm inan (genitive подво́ха, nominative plural подво́хи, genitive plural подво́хов)

  1. (colloquial) trick, catch
    в э́том есть како́й-то подво́х
    v étom jestʹ kakój-to podvóx
    there must be a catch in it

Declension edit

References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “подвох”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress