трава

See also: травя

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trava.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [traˈva]

• Audio:

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Noun

трава́ • (travá) f inan (genitive травы́, nominative plural тра́вы, genitive plural траў or тра́ваў, relational adjective травяны́, diminutive тра́ўка)

1. grass
2. herb
3. weed

Declension

Declension of трава́ (inan hard fem-form accent-d)

	singular	plural
nominative	трава́ travá	тра́вы trávy
genitive	травы́ travý	траў, тра́ваў traŭ, trávaŭ
dative	траве́ travjé	тра́вам trávam
accusative	траву́ travú	тра́вы trávy
instrumental	траво́й, траво́ю travój, travóju	тра́вамі trávami
locative	траве́ travjé	тра́вах trávax
count form	—	травы́1 travý1

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

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trava.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtrava]
• Hyphenation: тра‧ва

Noun

трава • (trava) f (plural трави)

1. (dialectal) grass
2. (slang, dialectal) weed (marijuana)

Declension

Declension of трава

	singular	plural
indefinite	трава (trava)	трави (travi)
definite unspecified	травата (travata)	травите (travite)
definite proximal	травава (travava)	травиве (travive)
definite distal	травана (travana)	травине (travine)
vocative	траво (travo)	трави (travi)
collective	травје (travje)	—

Synonyms

• (standard): трева f (treva)

References

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

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• трѣва (trěva)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trava.

Noun

трава • (trava) f

1. grass
2. plants

Declension

Declension of трава (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	трава trava	травѣ travě	травꙑ travy
genitive	травꙑ travy	травоу travu	травъ travŭ
dative	травѣ travě	травама travama	травамъ travamŭ
accusative	травѫ travǫ	травѣ travě	травꙑ travy
instrumental	травоѭ travojǫ	травама travama	травами travami
locative	травѣ travě	травоу travu	травахъ travaxŭ
vocative	траво travo	травѣ travě	травꙑ travy

References

• “трава”, in GORAZD (overall work in Czech, English, and Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2025
• Janyšková, Ilona, editor (2012), “trava”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka staroslověnského [Etymological Dictionary of the Old Church Slavonic Language] (in Czech), numbers 16 (sьde – trъtъ), Brno: Tribun EU, →ISBN, page 975

Old East Slavic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trava.

Noun

трава (trava) f

1. grass

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak tráva, from Proto-Slavic *trava. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn трава́ (travá) and Slovak tráva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtrava]
• Rhymes: -ava
• Hyphenation: тра‧ва

Noun

трава (trava) f (diminutive травичка or травка, related adjective травов or травни)

1. grass
2. herb
3. weed

Declension

Declension of трава

	singular	plural
nominative	трава (trava)	трави (travi)
genitive	трави (travi)	травох (travox)
dative	трави (travi)	травом (travom)
accusative	траву (travu)	трави (travi)
instrumental	траву (travu)	травами (travami)
locative	трави (travi)	травох (travox)
vocative	траво (travo)	трави (travi)

Related terms

nouns

• травар m pers (travar)
• траварка f (travarka)
• траварство n (travarstvo)
• травнїк m inan (travnjik)
• травянка f (travjanka)

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “трава”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “grass”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 128
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “herb”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 136
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “weed”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 373

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trava (“grass”).

Related to трави́ть (travítʹ, “to spoil or damage the grass”) and тере́ть (terétʹ, “to rub”). Possibly a cognate of Ancient Greek τρώγω (trṓgō, “I eat, devour”).(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [trɐˈva]

• Audio:

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Noun

трава́ • (travá) f inan (genitive травы́, nominative plural тра́вы, genitive plural трав, relational adjective травяно́й, diminutive тра́вка or трави́нка)

1. grass
2. herb

   медоно́сные тра́вы ― medonósnyje trávy ― melliferous herbs

3. weed
4. (slang) marijuana, weed; any other plant drug

   Synonym: травка (travka)

Declension

Declension of трава́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-d) 

	singular	plural
nominative	трава́ travá	тра́вы trávy
genitive	травы́ travý	тра́в tráv
dative	траве́ travé	тра́вам trávam
accusative	траву́ travú	тра́вы trávy
instrumental	траво́й, траво́ю travój, travóju	тра́вами trávami
prepositional	траве́ travé	тра́вах trávax

Pre-reform declension of трава́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-d) 

	singular	plural
nominative	трава́ travá	тра́вы trávy
genitive	травы́ travý	тра́въ tráv
dative	травѣ́ travě́	тра́вамъ trávam
accusative	траву́ travú	тра́вы trávy
instrumental	траво́й, траво́ю travój, travóju	тра́вами trávami
prepositional	травѣ́ travě́	тра́вахъ trávax

Derived terms

Adjectives

• тра́вный (trávnyj)
• травяни́стый (travjanístyj)

Nouns

• тра́вонька f (trávonʹka)
• тра́вушка f (trávuška)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “трава”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “трава”, 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 255

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trava.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trǎːʋa/
• Hyphenation: тра‧ва

Noun

тра́ва f (Latin spelling tráva)

1. (uncountable) grass
2. herb
3. (slang) weed, pot

   Он с(ј)еди на свом кревету пушећи траву и читајући Достојевског.

   He's sitting on his bed, smoking pot and reading Dostoyevsky.

Declension

Declension of трава

	singular	plural
nominative	трава	траве
genitive	траве	трава
dative	трави	травама
accusative	траву	траве
vocative	траво	траве
locative	трави	травама
instrumental	травом	травама

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:trava.

Further reading

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

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trava.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [trɐˈʋa]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

трава́ • (travá) f inan (genitive трави́, nominative plural тра́ви, genitive plural трав, relational adjective трав'яни́й, diminutive тра́вка)

1. grass
2. herb
3. weed

Declension

Declension of трава́
(inan hard fem-form accent-d)

	singular	plural
nominative	трава́ travá	тра́ви trávy
genitive	трави́ travý	трав trav
dative	траві́ traví	тра́вам trávam
accusative	траву́ travú	тра́ви trávy
instrumental	траво́ю travóju	тра́вами trávamy
locative	траві́ traví	тра́вах trávax
vocative	тра́во trávo	тра́ви trávy

References

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