духов

Bulgarian

Etymology

Equivalent to дух (duh, “spirit, gasp”) +‎ -ов (-ov).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈduxof]

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Adjective

ду́хов • (dúhov)

1. (music, relational) wind (either woodwind or brass)

   ду́хов инструме́нт ― dúhov instrumént ― wind instrument

   ду́хов орке́стър ― dúhov orkéstǎr ― brass band (literally, “wind orchestra”)

Declension

Declension of ду́хов (no comparative)

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	ду́хов dúhov	ду́хова dúhova	ду́хово dúhovo	ду́хови dúhovi
definite (subject form)	ду́ховият dúhovijat	ду́ховата dúhovata	ду́ховото dúhovoto	ду́ховите dúhovite
definite (object form)	ду́ховия dúhovija

Related terms

• ди́шам (díšam, “to breathe”)
• диха́ние (dihánie, “breathing, gasping”)
• дъх (dǎh, “breath”)

References

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

Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈduxəf]

Noun

ду́хов • (dúxov) m anim pl or m inan pl

1. inflection of дух (dux):
   1. genitive plural
   2. animate accusative plural

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dʊˈxof]

Noun

духо́в • (duxóv) m inan pl

1. genitive of духи́ (duxí)