щавель
Russian
Alternative forms
- щовел (ščovel) — sense 2, Internet slang
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sьčavь, *sьčavьľь.
Sense 2 was coined on TikTok since 2024.
Pronunciation
- щаве́ль: IPA(key): [ɕːɪˈvʲelʲ]
- ща́вель: IPA(key): [ˈɕːævʲɪlʲ] (proscribed but common)
Noun
щаве́ль • (ščavélʹ) m inan (genitive щавеля́, nominative plural щавели́, genitive plural щавеле́й, relational adjective щаве́левый, diminutive щавелёк)
ща́вель • (ščávelʹ) m inan (genitive ща́веля, nominative plural ща́вели, genitive plural ща́велей, relational adjective ща́велевый, diminutive щавелёк) (proscribed but common)
- sorrel, dock (plant)
- (Internet slang, offensive, neologism) a woman's genitals, especially a large labia[1]
Declension
Declension of щаве́ль (inan masc-form soft-stem accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | щаве́ль ščavélʹ |
щавели́ ščavelí |
| genitive | щавеля́ ščaveljá |
щавеле́й ščaveléj |
| dative | щавелю́ ščaveljú |
щавеля́м ščaveljám |
| accusative | щаве́ль ščavélʹ |
щавели́ ščavelí |
| instrumental | щавелём ščaveljóm |
щавеля́ми ščaveljámi |
| prepositional | щавеле́ ščavelé |
щавеля́х ščaveljáx |
| partitive | щавелю́ ščaveljú |
Pre-reform declension of щаве́ль (inan masc-form soft-stem accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | щаве́ль ščavélʹ |
щавели́ ščavelí |
| genitive | щавеля́ ščaveljá |
щавеле́й ščaveléj |
| dative | щавелю́ ščaveljú |
щавеля́мъ ščaveljám |
| accusative | щаве́ль ščavélʹ |
щавели́ ščavelí |
| instrumental | щавелёмъ ščaveljóm |
щавеля́ми ščaveljámi |
| prepositional | щавелѣ́ ščavelě́ |
щавеля́хъ ščaveljáx |
| partitive | щавелю́ ščaveljú |
or (proscribed but common)
Declension of ща́вель (inan masc-form soft-stem accent-a)
References
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sьčavь, *sьčavьľь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃt͡ʃɐˈʋɛlʲ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
щаве́ль • (ščavélʹ) m inan (genitive щавлю́, uncountable, relational adjective щавле́вий, diminutive ща́влик)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | щаве́ль ščavélʹ |
| genitive | щавлю́ ščavljú |
| dative | щавле́ві, щавлю́ ščavlévi, ščavljú |
| accusative | щаве́ль ščavélʹ |
| instrumental | щавле́м ščavlém |
| locative | щавлю́, щавлі́ ščavljú, ščavlí |
| vocative | щавлю́ ščavljú |
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “щавель”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “щавель”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection][1]
- “щавель”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “щавель”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua][2]