Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Deverbal from схава́ць (sxavácʹ, to hide).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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схоў (sxoŭm inan (genitive схо́ва, nominative plural схо́вы, genitive plural схо́ваў)

  1. safekeeping
  2. shelter, asylum, hiding place
    пад схо́вам(і) (+ genitive)pad sxóvam(i) (+ genitive)under the cover (of)
  3. (in the plural, figurative) recesses of one's soul
  4. (in the plural) cache, storage
    Synonym: схо́вішча (sxóvišča)

Declension

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References

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  • схоў”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • схоў” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org