шлях
Belarusian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Via Polish szlach (now more commonly szlak) or directly from Middle Low German slach (“beat, strike, hit”). Cognates include Ukrainian шлях (šljax)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʂlʲax]
Audio (file)
Noun
шлях • (šljax) m inan (genitive шля́ху, nominative plural шляхі́, genitive plural шляхо́ў)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | шлях šljax |
шляхі́ šljaxí |
| genitive | шля́ху šljáxu |
шляхо́ў šljaxóŭ |
| dative | шля́ху šljáxu |
шляха́м šljaxám |
| accusative | шлях šljax |
шляхі́ šljaxí |
| instrumental | шля́хам šljáxam |
шляха́мі šljaxámi |
| locative | шля́ху, шляху́ šljáxu, šljaxú |
шляха́х šljaxáx |
| count form | — | шля́хі1 šljáxi1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “шлях” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Russian
Alternative forms
- шляхъ (šljax) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian шлях (šljax) or Belarusian шлях (šljax), cf. Polish szlach or szlak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʂlʲax]
Noun
шлях • (šljax) m inan (genitive шля́ха, nominative plural шляхи́ or шля́хи, genitive plural шляхо́в or шля́хов)
- (historical, Ukraine, Southern Russia) path, steppe road
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | шля́х šljáx |
шляхи́, шля́хи šljaxí, šljáxi |
| genitive | шля́ха šljáxa |
шляхо́в, шля́хов šljaxóv, šljáxov |
| dative | шля́ху šljáxu |
шляха́м, шля́хам šljaxám, šljáxam |
| accusative | шля́х šljáx |
шляхи́, шля́хи šljaxí, šljáxi |
| instrumental | шля́хом šljáxom |
шляха́ми, шля́хами šljaxámi, šljáxami |
| prepositional | шля́хе šljáxe |
шляха́х, шля́хах šljaxáx, šljáxax |
| locative | на шляху́ na šljaxú |
Ukrainian
Etymology
Via Polish szlach (now more commonly szlak) or directly from Middle Low German slach (“beat, strike, hit”). For the semantics compare би́та доро́га (býta doróha), from бити (byty, “to beat”), дорога (doroha, “way, road”). Cognates include Belarusian шлях (šljax).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃlʲax]
Audio (file)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | шлях šljax |
шляхи́ šljaxý |
| genitive | шля́ху šljáxu |
шляхі́в šljaxív |
| dative | шля́хові, шля́ху šljáxovi, šljáxu |
шляха́м šljaxám |
| accusative | шлях šljax |
шляхи́ šljaxý |
| instrumental | шля́хом, шляхо́м šljáxom, šljaxóm |
шляха́ми šljaxámy |
| locative | шляху́ šljaxú |
шляха́х šljaxáx |
| vocative | шля́ху šljáxu |
шляхи́ šljaxý |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “шлях”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “шлях”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “шлях”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “шлях”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)