ксива

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כְּתִיבָה (kăṯiḇá, “writing”) via Yiddish כּתיבֿה (ksive), from Hebrew כָּתַב (kaṯáḇ, “write”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈksʲivə]
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Noun

кси́ва • (ksíva) f inan (genitive кси́вы, nominative plural кси́вы, genitive plural ксив)

  1. (slang) identity card, ID
  2. (slang) any document
  3. (criminal slang) false document
  4. (criminal slang) a slip or letter passed secretly from cell to cell, from prison to prison or to the outside world
    Synonyms: маля́ва (maljáva), прого́н (progón)

Declension
Declension of кси́ва (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative кси́ва
ksíva		 кси́вы
ksívy
genitive кси́вы
ksívy		 кси́в
ksív
dative кси́ве
ksíve		 кси́вам
ksívam
accusative кси́ву
ksívu		 кси́вы
ksívy
instrumental кси́вой, кси́вою
ksívoj, ksívoju		 кси́вами
ksívami
prepositional кси́ве
ksíve		 кси́вах
ksívax
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