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повод

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Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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From по- (po-) + во́дя (vódja).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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по́вод (póvodm

  1. leash, lead, rein (a strap, rope, or device used for leading or controlling an animal)
    Кучето вървеше спокойно на повод.
    Kučeto vărveše spokojno na povod.
    The dog was walking calmly on a leash.
    Държеше коня за повода.
    Dăržeše konja za povoda.
    He held the horse by the rein.

Declension

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Declension of по́вод
singular plural
indefinite по́вод
póvod
по́води
póvodi
definite
(subject form)
по́водът
póvodăt
по́водите
póvodite
definite
(object form)
по́вода
póvoda
count form по́вода
póvoda

Etymology 2

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From the same root as во́дя (vódja).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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по́вод (póvodm

  1. occasion, cause, reason, grounds (an immediate reason or basis for something)
    Няма повод за тревога.
    Njama povod za trevoga.
    There is no reason for concern.
    Това ми даде повод да се замисля.
    Tova mi dade povod da se zamislja.
    This gave me reason to think.

Declension

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Declension of по́вод
singular plural
indefinite по́вод
póvod
по́води
póvodi
definite
(subject form)
по́водът
póvodăt
по́водите
póvodite
definite
(object form)
по́вода
póvoda
count form по́вода
póvoda

References

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  • повод”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • повод”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpɔvɔt]
  • Hyphenation: по‧вод

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *povodъ.

Noun

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повод (povodm (plural поводи)

  1. reason, grounds, occasion
Declension
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Declension of повод
singular plural
indefinite повод (povod) поводи (povodi)
definite unspecified поводот (povodot) поводите (povodite)
definite proximal поводов (povodov) поводиве (povodive)
definite distal поводон (povodon) поводине (povodine)
vocative поводу (povodu) поводи (povodi)
count form повода (povoda)

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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повод (povodm (plural поводи)

  1. rein

References

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  • повод” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

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Etymology

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Action noun of повести́ (povestí).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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по́вод (póvodm inan (genitive по́вода, nominative plural пово́дья, genitive plural пово́дьев, relational adjective поводо́к)

  1. rein, bridle, bridle-rein
    Synonym: вожжа́ (vožžá)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Ingrian: povoda
  • Romanian: povod

Noun

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по́вод (póvodm inan (genitive по́вода, nominative plural по́воды, genitive plural по́водов)

  1. cause, ground, occasion
    Synonym: предло́г (predlóg)
    по по́воду чего́-либоpo póvodu čevó-liboon (the) grounds of something
    не дать по́водаne datʹ póvodato not give cause
    • 1869, Лев Толстой [Leo Tolstoy], “Том 3, Часть первая, VIII”, in Война и мир; English translation from Aylmer and Louise Maude, transl., War and Peace, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1922–1923:
      Князь Андре́й счита́л неудо́бным писа́ть к Кура́гину и вы́звать его́. Не пода́в но́вого по́вода к дуэ́ли, князь Андре́й счита́л вы́зов с свое́й стороны́ компромети́рующим графи́ню Росто́ву, и потому́ он иска́л ли́чной встре́чи с Кура́гиным, в кото́рой он наме́рен был найти́ но́вый по́вод к дуэ́ли.
      Knjazʹ Andréj sčitál neudóbnym pisátʹ k Kuráginu i výzvatʹ jevó. Ne podáv nóvovo póvoda k duéli, knjazʹ Andréj sčitál výzov s svojéj storoný komprometírujuščim grafínju Rostóvu, i potomú on iskál líčnoj vstréči s Kuráginym, v kotóroj on naméren byl najtí nóvyj póvod k duéli.
      Prince Andrew did not think it proper to write and challenge Kurágin. He thought that if he challenged him without some fresh cause it might compromise the young Countess Rostóva and so he wanted to meet Kurágin personally in order to find a fresh pretext for a duel.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Compound words:

References

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  • Isačenko, A. V. (1954‒1965), Грамматический строй русского языка в сопоставлении с словацким: Морфология: I‒II [Grammatical Structure of the Russian Language in Comparison to Slovak. Morphology. Pr. 1 & 2] (in Russian), Bratislava: Slovak Academy of Sciences; ‎[1]2nd edition, Moscow: Languages of Slavic Сultures, 2003, →ISBN, page 78

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *povodъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pǒʋod/
  • Hyphenation: по‧вод

Noun

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по̀вод m inan (Latin spelling pòvod)

  1. motive, reason
  2. occasion (usually in instrumental)

Declension

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Declension of повод
singular plural
nominative повод поводи
genitive повода повода
dative поводу поводима
accusative повод поводе
vocative поводе поводи
locative поводу поводима
instrumental поводом поводима