похва

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *poxva. Cognates include Polish pochwa and Ukrainian пі́хва (píxva).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpoxva]

Noun

по́хва • (póxva) f inan (genitive по́хвы, nominative plural по́хвы, genitive plural по́хваў)

  1. (anatomy) vagina
  2. sheath, holster, scabbard
    • 1923 [1900], Seumas MacManus, translated by Symon Rak-Michajłoŭski, Ірляндзкія Народныя Казкі, Вільня, translation of Donegal fairy Stories, page 100:
      З гэ́тымі словамі ён вы́хапіў з похвы свой стра́шны Бліску́чы Меч, зьзя́ньне якога тройчы абяга́ла кругом сьве́ту, як толькі яго выйма́лі з похвы, а са́мы лёгкі ўдар на́сьмерць забіва́ў уся́кую жыву́ю істоту.
      Z hétymi slóvami jon výxapiŭ z póxvy svoj strášny Bliskúčy Mječ, zʹzjánʹnje jakóha trójčy abjahála kruhóm sʹvjétu, jak tólʹki jahó vyjmáli z póxvy, a sámy ljóhki ŭdar násʹmjercʹ zabiváŭ usjákuju žyvúju istótu.
      [original: And at that he drew from his scabbard the terrible Sword of Light, whose flash traveled thrice round the world every time it was drawn, and whose lightest stroke killed any being, natural or enchanted.]

Declension

References

  • похва” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
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