потуга

Russian

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *potǫga.

поту́га • (potúga) f inan (genitive поту́ги, nominative plural поту́ги, genitive plural поту́г)

(usually in the plural) intense muscle contraction to eject something from the body, such as during childbirth
Synonym: схва́тка (sxvátka)
(usually in the plural, colloquial) strenuous, painful effort or attempt (usually unsuccessful)

Declension of поту́га (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	поту́га potúga	поту́ги potúgi
genitive	поту́ги potúgi	поту́г potúg
dative	поту́ге potúge	поту́гам potúgam
accusative	поту́гу potúgu	поту́ги potúgi
instrumental	поту́гой, поту́гою potúgoj, potúgoju	поту́гами potúgami
prepositional	поту́ге potúge	поту́гах potúgax

Pre-reform declension of поту́га (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	поту́га potúga	поту́ги potúgi
genitive	поту́ги potúgi	поту́гъ potúg
dative	поту́гѣ potúgě	поту́гамъ potúgam
accusative	поту́гу potúgu	поту́ги potúgi
instrumental	поту́гой, поту́гою potúgoj, potúgoju	поту́гами potúgami
prepositional	поту́гѣ potúgě	поту́гахъ potúgax

From Proto-Slavic *potǫga.

поту́га • (potúha) f inan (genitive поту́ги, nominative plural поту́ги, genitive plural поту́г)

Declension of поту́га (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “потуга”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
“потуга”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

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