страхополох

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From страх (strax, fear) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ поло́хати (polóxaty, to frighten away, to scare away).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [strɐxɔpɔˈɫɔx]
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Noun edit

страхополо́х (straxopolóxm pers (genitive страхополо́ха, nominative plural страхополо́хи, genitive plural страхополо́хів)

  1. (colloquial, personal, countable) coward, poltroon
    Synonyms: боягу́з m (bojahúz), (colloquial, rare) трус m (trus)
  2. (botany, inanimate, uncountable) Xanthium strumarium

Declension edit

(personal, countable)

(inanimate, uncountable) [1]

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