пух

Bulgarian

down feather

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *puxъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pux]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ux

Noun

пух • (puh) m (relational adjective пу́хен)

1. down (soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds)

Declension

Declension of пух

	singular	plural
indefinite	пух puh	пу́хове1 púhove1
definite (subject form)	пу́хът púhǎt	пу́ховете1 púhovete1
definite (object form)	пу́ха púha
count form	—	пу́ха púha

¹Rare.

References

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

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpux]

• Audio (Saint Petersburg):

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic пухъ (puxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *puxъ.

Noun

пух • (pux) m inan (genitive пу́ха, nominative plural *пу́хи, genitive plural *пу́хов, relational adjective пухо́вый)

1. down (feathers)
2. fluff

Declension

Declension of пух (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	пу́х púx	*пу́хи *púxi
genitive	пу́ха púxa	*пу́хов *púxov
dative	пу́ху púxu	*пу́хам *púxam
accusative	пу́х púx	*пу́хи *púxi
instrumental	пу́хом púxom	*пу́хами *púxami
prepositional	пу́хе púxe	*пу́хах *púxax
partitive	пу́ху púxu
locative	пуху́, пу́хе puxú, púxe

Related terms

• пухо́вый (puxóvyj), пухово́й (puxovój), пушно́й (pušnój), пуши́стый (pušístyj)
• пухови́к (puxovík), пухо́вка (puxóvka)
• пуховщи́к (puxovščík), пуховщи́ца (puxovščíca)
• опуши́ть (opušítʹ)
• распуши́ть (raspušítʹ)

Etymology 2

Verb

пух • (pux)

1. masculine singular past indicative of пу́хнуть (púxnutʹ)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “пух”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999), “пух”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 85

Etymology 3

Interjection

пух • (pux)

1. sound of a shot

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pelH-

Proto-Balto-Slavic *peliā?

Proto-Slavic *pьlxъ

Serbo-Croatian пух

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьlxъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pûx/

Noun

пу̏х m anim (Latin spelling pȕh)

1. dormouse

Declension

Declension of пух

	singular	plural
nominative	пу̏х	пу̀хови
genitive	пуха	пухова
dative	пуху	пуховима
accusative	пуха	пухове
vocative	пуше	пухови
locative	пуху	пуховима
instrumental	пухом	пуховима

Further reading

• “пух”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pux]
• Hyphenation: пух

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic пухъ (puxŭ), Proto-Slavic *puxъ.

Noun

пух • (pux) m inan (genitive пу́ху, uncountable, relational adjective пухо́вий or пухови́й, diminutive пушо́к)

1. fluff (fur)

Declension

Declension of пух
(inan sg-only velar masc-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	пух pux
genitive	пу́ху púxu
dative	пу́хові, пу́ху púxovi, púxu
accusative	пух pux
instrumental	пу́хом púxom
locative	пу́ху, пуху́, пу́сі púxu, puxú, púsi
vocative	пу́ху púxu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

пух • (pux)

1. short masculine singular past indicative imperfective of пу́хнути (púxnuty)
2. masculine singular past indicative imperfective of пу́хти (púxty)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “пух”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “пух”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “пух”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua]‎^[1]
• “пух”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[2]