дах

See also: даҳ and -дах

Belarusian

дах

Alternative forms

• dach — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian дахъ (dax), ultimately from Old High German dah. Cognate with German Dach, Polish dach and Ukrainian дах (dax).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dax]

• Audio:

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Noun

дах • (dax) m inan (genitive да́ху, nominative plural да́хі, genitive plural да́хаў, diminutive да́шак)

1. roof (the cover at the top of a building)
   • 1916, Вахтеров, Василий Порфирьевич, “Prawodniki ciepła”, in Vacłaŭ Łastoŭski, transl., edited by Vacłaŭ Łastoŭski, Rodnyje zierniaty, Wilno: Homan, page 162:

     Zrazumieło, čamu mokryje doski letam chutčej sochnuć pad žaleznym dacham, čym pad sałamianym.

     It's clear why wet boards dry faster in summer under an iron roof than under a thatched one.

   • 1938 [1848], Charles Dickens, anonymous translator, Домбі і сын, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Dombey and Son, page 569:

     Дом астаўся па-ранейшаму велічным, не баіцца ветру і непагоды, дах не працякае, акяніцы не расхістаны, сцены не абваліліся, але, тым не менш, дом зрабіўся развалінай, і пацукі ўцякаюць з яго.

     Dom astaŭsja pa-ranjejšamu vjeličnym, nje baicca vjetru i njepahódy, dax nje pracjakaje, akjanicy nje rasxistany, scjeny nje abvalilisja, alje, tym nje mjenš, dom zrabiŭsja razvalinaj, i pacuki ŭcjakajucʹ z jahó.

     [original: It is a great house still, proof against wind and weather, without breaches in the roof, or shattered windows, or dilapidated walls; but it is a ruin none the less, and the rats fly from it.]

Declension

Declension of дах (inan velar masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	дах dax	да́хі dáxi
genitive	да́ху dáxu	да́хаў dáxaŭ
dative	да́ху dáxu	да́хам dáxam
accusative	дах dax	да́хі dáxi
instrumental	да́хам dáxam	да́хамі dáxami
locative	да́ху dáxu	да́хах dáxax
count form	—	да́хі1 dáxi1

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

References

• Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1986), “дахъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 7 (гляденье – девичество), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 268
• “дах”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
• “дах” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъxъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dâx/

Noun

да̏х m (Latin spelling dȁh)

1. breath
2. breathing, respiration
3. stench, odor

Declension

Declension of дах

	singular	plural
nominative	да̏х	да̏хови/да̏си
genitive	даха	дахова/даса
dative	даху	даховима/дасима
accusative	дах	дахове/дасе
vocative	даше / даху	дахови/даси
locative	даху	даховима/дасима
instrumental	дахом	даховима/дасима

References

• “дах”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Polish dach (“roof”), ultimately from Old High German dah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dax]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ax
• Hyphenation: дах

Noun

дах • (dax) m inan (genitive да́ху, nominative plural дахи́, genitive plural дахі́в, diminutive дашо́к)

1. roof (the cover at the top of a building)

Declension

Declension of дах
(inan velar masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	дах dax	дахи́ daxý
genitive	да́ху dáxu	дахі́в daxív
dative	да́хові, да́ху dáxovi, dáxu	даха́м daxám
accusative	дах dax	дахи́ daxý
instrumental	да́хом dáxom	даха́ми daxámy
locative	да́ху dáxu	даха́х daxáx
vocative	да́ху dáxu	дахи́ daxý

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “дах”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “дах”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)