трава
See also: травя
Russian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *trava (“grass”), from the PIE root *treh₁-. Related to дрова́ (drová, “firewood”), трави́ть (travítʹ, “to spoil or damage the grass”) and тере́ть (terétʹ, “to rub”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τρώγω (trṓgō, “I ate, devour”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [trɐˈva]
Audio (file)
Noun
трава́ • (travá) f inan (genitive травы́, nominative plural тра́вы, genitive plural трав)
- grass
- herb
- медоно́сные тра́вы ― medonósnyje trávy ― melliferous herbs
- (slang) marijuana (or any other vegetative drug; also травка)
Declension
Declension of трава́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-d)
Derived terms
Adjectives
- тра́вный (trávnyj)
- травяни́стый (travjanístyj)
- травяно́й (travjanój)
Nouns
- тра́вка f (trávka)
- тра́вонька f (trávonʹka)
- тра́вушка f (trávuška)
References
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “трава”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *trava.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /trǎːʋa/
- Hyphenation: тра‧ва
Noun
тра́ва f (Latin spelling tráva)
Declension
Quotations
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:trava.
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *trava.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Declension
References
- трава in Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980) Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka
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