прах
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *porxъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pers-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
прах • (prah) m (relational adjective пра́шен, diminutive пра́хче)
- dust; powder
- прахове́ за главобо́лие ― prahové za glavobólie ― headache powders (medicine)
- мир на праха́ му ― mir na prahá mu ― may he rest in peace
Declension edit
Declension of прах
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | прах prah |
прахове́ prahové |
| definite (subject form) |
прахъ́т prahǎ́t |
прахове́те prahovéte |
| definite (object form) |
праха́ prahá | |
| count form | — | пра́ха práha |
Verb edit
прах • (prah)
- first-person singular aorist indicative of пера (pera)
References edit
Russian edit
Alternative forms edit
- прахъ (prax) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прахъ (praxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *porxъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pers-. Doublet of по́рох (pórox), the inherited East Slavic form.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
прах • (prax) m inan (genitive пра́ха, nominative plural пра́хи, genitive plural пра́хов)
- (poetic) dust, earth
- (of the dead) ashes, remains
- мир пра́ху его́ ― mir práxu jevó ― may he rest in peace. (Literally: peace to his ashes)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- в пух и прах (v pux i prax)
Related terms edit
References edit
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “прах”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *porxъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pers-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
пра̑х m (Latin spelling prȃh)
Declension edit
Declension of прах
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | прах |
| genitive | праха |
| dative | праху |
| accusative | прах |
| vocative | праше / праху |
| locative | праху |
| instrumental | прахом |