ануча

Belarusian

(sense 1) кухонная ануча

(sense 2) апранутыя ў анучы людзі

(sense 3) ануча

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian онуча (onuča), from Proto-Slavic *onuťa. Compare Polish onuca and Ukrainian ону́ча (onúča).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈnut͡ʂa]

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Noun

ану́ча • (anúča) f inan (genitive ану́чы, nominative plural ану́чы, genitive plural ану́ч, relational adjective ану́чны, diminutive ану́чка)

2. rag (a piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning)
4. rag (tattered clothes)

   Synonyms: лахманы́ (laxmaný), рыззё (ryzzjó)

6. (historical) footwrap (a strip of cloth worn around the feet before the wide availability of socks or to avoid chafing)
   • 2007 February 16, “Беларускае войска адмовіцца ад ботаў і анучаў”, in Naša Niva‎^[1], archived from the original on 9 January 2023:

     Міністэрства абароны Беларусі абвясціла, што намерана адмовіцца ад ботаў і анучаў. Аб’ява была зробленая ў разгар прызыву. Цяпер жаўнеры будуць абувацца ў сучасныя армейскія чаравікі і шкарпэткі.

     Ministerstva abaróny Bjelarusi abvjascila, što namjerana admóvicca ad bótaw i anučaw. Abʺjava byla zróbljenaja w razhar pryzyvu. Cjapjer žawnjery buducʹ abuvacca w sučasnyja armjejskija čaraviki i škarpetki.

     The Ministry of Defense of Belarus has announced its intention to abandon old-style boots and footwraps. The announcement was made in the midst of the conscription. Now soldiers will wear modern army boots and socks.

7. (figurative, derogatory) doormat (someone who is overly submissive to others' wishes)

Declension

Declension of ану́ча (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ану́ча anúča	ану́чы anúčy
genitive	ану́чы anúčy	ану́ч anúč
dative	ану́чы anúčy	ану́чам anúčam
accusative	ану́чу anúču	ану́чы anúčy
instrumental	ану́чай, ану́чаю anúčaj, anúčaju	ану́чамі anúčami
locative	ану́чы anúčy	ану́чах anúčax
count form	—	ану́чы1 anúčy1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Further reading

• “ануча” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• "ануча" in Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984) at Verbum