порох

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic порохъ (poroxŭ, dust), Proto-Slavic *porxъ. Doublet of прах (prax).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈporəx]
  • (file)

Noun

по́рох • (pórox) m inan (genitive по́роха, nominative plural пороха́, genitive plural порохо́в, relational adjective порохово́й)

  1. gunpowder
    держа́ть по́рох сухи́мderžátʹ pórox suxímto keep one's powder dry
    ему́ пороха не хвата́етjemú poroxa ne xvatájethe lacks the energy; he has not got it in him, he is not up to it
    он пороха не вы́думаетon poroxa ne výdumajethe will never set the Thames on fire
    па́хнет по́рохомpáxnet póroxomthere is a smell of gunpowder in the air, war is in the air
    он и не поню́хал по́роху (по́роха)on i ne ponjúxal póroxu (póroxa)he hasn't experienced war

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic порохъ (poroxŭ, dust), Proto-Slavic *porxъ. Doublet of прах (prax, ashes), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɔrɔx]
  • (file)

Noun

по́рох • (pórox) m inan (genitive по́роху, uncountable, relational adjective порохови́й)

  1. powder
    Synonym: порошо́к (porošók)
  2. gunpowder
  3. dust
    Synonyms: пил (pyl), ку́рява (kúrjava)

Declension

References

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