вожжа

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɐˈʐːa] ~ [vɐˈʑːa]

Noun

вожжа́ • (vožžá) f inan (genitive вожжи́, nominative plural во́жжи, genitive plural вожже́й)

1. rein (strap or rope for guiding an animal; also figuratively; usually plural)

   ему́ вожжа́ под хвост попа́ла ― jemú vožžá pod xvost popála ― he has taken to acting capriciously

Declension

Declension of вожжа́ (inan fem-form sibilant-stem accent-f) 

	singular	plural
nominative	вожжа́ vožžá	во́жжи vóžži
genitive	вожжи́ vožží	вожже́й vožžéj
dative	вожже́ vožžé	вожжа́м vožžám
accusative	вожжу́ vožžú	во́жжи vóžži
instrumental	вожжо́й, вожжо́ю vožžój, vožžóju	вожжа́ми vožžámi
prepositional	вожже́ vožžé	вожжа́х vožžáx

Pre-reform declension of вожжа́ (inan fem-form sibilant-stem accent-f) 

	singular	plural
nominative	вожжа́ vožžá	во́жжи vóžži
genitive	вожжи́ vožží	вожже́й vožžéj
dative	вожжѣ́ vožžě́	вожжа́мъ vožžám
accusative	вожжу́ vožžú	во́жжи vóžži
instrumental	вожжо́й, вожжо́ю vožžój, vožžóju	вожжа́ми vožžámi
prepositional	вожжѣ́ vožžě́	вожжа́хъ vožžáx

Descendants

• → Yakut: муоһа (muoha)