удава
Belarusian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Ruthenian вдова (vdova), удова (udova),[1] from Proto-Slavic *vьdova, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *widewāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [udaˈva]
Noun
удава́ • (udavá) f pers (genitive удавы́, nominative plural удо́вы, genitive plural удо́ў, male equivalent удаве́ц, relational adjective удаві́ны)
- widow (woman whose spouse has died)
Usage notes
- The forms удава (udava) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and ўдава (wdava) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.
Declension
Declension of удава́ (pr hard fem-form accent-d а-о)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | удава́ udavá |
удо́вы udóvy |
| genitive | удавы́ udavý |
удо́ў udów |
| dative | удаве́ udavjé |
удо́вам udóvam |
| accusative | удаву́ udavú |
удо́ў udów |
| instrumental | удаво́й, удаво́ю udavój, udavóju |
удо́вамі udóvami |
| locative | удаве́ udavjé |
удо́вах udóvax |
| count form | — | удавы́1 udavý1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Alternative forms
- ўдава́ (wdavá)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [uˈdava]
Audio; “уда́ва” (“udáva”): (file)
Noun
уда́ва • (udáva) m animal
- genitive/accusative singular of уда́ў (udáw)
References
- ^ Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1983), “вдова, удова”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 3 (вариво – вкупе), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 37|
Further reading
- “удава” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- "удава" in Belarusian-Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at Verbum
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʊˈdavə]
Noun
уда́ва • (udáva) m anim
- genitive/accusative singular of уда́в (udáv)