дрова

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъrva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [drɐˈva]
  • (file)

Noun

дрова́ • (drová) n inan pl (genitive дров, plural only, relational adjective дровяно́й, diminutive дрови́шки)

  1. firewood
  2. (derogatory) wood (low-quality wooden object)
  3. (computing slang) drivers

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дрова”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “дрова”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volumes 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 269

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dъrva.

Pronunciation

  • дро́ва: IPA(key): [ˈdrɔʋɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

дро́ва • (dróva) n inan pl (genitive дров, plural only)

  1. firewood

Declension

Derived terms

  • дровеня́та n pl (drovenjáta)
  • дрови́на f (drovýna)

References

Further reading

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