пах

See also: пях

Belarusian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pax]

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Noun

1. smell, scent, odour

   Synonym: за́пах (zápax)

2. perfume, fragrance (a pleasant smell)

   Synonyms: во́дар (vódar), арама́т (aramát)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• па́хнуць (páxnucʹ)

References

• “пах” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pax]

Etymology 1

Compare Ukrainian паха́ (paxá), Bulgarian пах (pah), Czech pach, Polish pacha

Vasmer proposes as well a connection with Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣa, “(bird)wing”)

Noun

пах • (pax) m inan (genitive па́ха, nominative plural *пахи́, genitive plural *пахо́в)

1. groin

Declension

Declension of пах (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-c) 

	singular	plural
nominative	па́х páx	*пахи́ *paxí
genitive	па́ха páxa	*пахо́в *paxóv
dative	па́ху páxu	*паха́м *paxám
accusative	па́х páx	*пахи́ *paxí
instrumental	па́хом páxom	*паха́ми *paxámi
prepositional	па́хе páxe	*паха́х *paxáx
locative	в паху́ v paxú

Related terms

• паховый (paxovyj)

Etymology 2

Verb

пах • (pax)

1. short masculine singular past indicative imperfective of па́хнуть (páxnutʹ)