трава

See also: травя

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *trava.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [traˈva]

• Audio:

  (file)

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

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *trava.

Noun

трава • (trava) f

1. grass
2. plants

Declension

Declension of трава (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	трав{{{2}}}а trav{{{2}}}a	трав{{{2}}}ѣ trav{{{2}}}ě	трав{{{2}}}ꙑ trav{{{2}}}y
genitive	трав{{{2}}}ꙑ trav{{{2}}}y	трав{{{2}}}оу trav{{{2}}}u	трав{{{2}}}ъ trav{{{2}}}ŭ
dative	трав{{{2}}}ѣ trav{{{2}}}ě	трав{{{2}}}ама trav{{{2}}}ama	трав{{{2}}}амъ trav{{{2}}}amŭ
accusative	трав{{{2}}}ѫ trav{{{2}}}ǫ	трав{{{2}}}ѣ trav{{{2}}}ě	трав{{{2}}}ꙑ trav{{{2}}}y
instrumental	трав{{{2}}}оѭ trav{{{2}}}ojǫ	трав{{{2}}}ама trav{{{2}}}ama	трав{{{2}}}ами trav{{{2}}}ami
locative	трав{{{2}}}ѣ trav{{{2}}}ě	трав{{{2}}}оу trav{{{2}}}u	трав{{{2}}}ахъ trav{{{2}}}axŭ
vocative	трав{{{2}}}о trav{{{2}}}o	трав{{{2}}}ѣ trav{{{2}}}ě	трав{{{2}}}ꙑ trav{{{2}}}y

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Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *trava.

Noun

трава (trava) f

1. grass

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trava (“grass”), from the PIE root *treh₁-. Related to дрова́ (drová, “firewood”), трави́ть (travítʹ, “to spoil or damage the grass”) and тере́ть (terétʹ, “to rub”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τρώγω (trṓgō, “I ate, devour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [trɐˈva]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

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

1. grass
2. herb
3. weed

   медоно́сные тра́вы ― medonósnyje trávy ― melliferous herbs

4. (slang) marijuana, weed (or any other vegetative drug; also травка)

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)

Template:mid2 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

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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 седи на свом кревету пушећи траву и читајући Достојевског. (Ekavian)

   Он сједи на свом кревету пушећи траву и читајући Достојевског. (Ijekavian)

   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.

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Ukrainian

Etymology

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)