повитуха
Appearance
Russian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]пови́ть (povítʹ) + -уха (-uxa), по- (po-) + вить (vitʹ, “to wind, to twist, to weave”) + -уха (-uxa).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]повиту́ха • (povitúxa) f anim (genitive повиту́хи, nominative plural повиту́хи, genitive plural повиту́х)
- midwife (woman who assists other women in childbirth)
- Synonyms: повивальная ба́бка (povivalʹnaja bábka), акуше́рка (akušérka)
Declension
[edit]Declension of повиту́ха (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | повиту́ха povitúxa |
повиту́хи povitúxi |
genitive | повиту́хи povitúxi |
повиту́х povitúx |
dative | повиту́хе povitúxe |
повиту́хам povitúxam |
accusative | повиту́ху povitúxu |
повиту́х povitúx |
instrumental | повиту́хой, повиту́хою povitúxoj, povitúxoju |
повиту́хами povitúxami |
prepositional | повиту́хе povitúxe |
повиту́хах povitúxax |
References
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “повитуха”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]повиту́ха • (povytúxa) f pers (genitive повиту́хи, nominative plural повиту́хи, genitive plural повиту́х)
- midwife (woman who assists other women in childbirth)
Declension
[edit]Declension of повиту́ха (pers hard fem-form accent-a)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | повиту́ха povytúxa |
повиту́хи povytúxy |
genitive | повиту́хи povytúxy |
повиту́х povytúx |
dative | повиту́сі povytúsi |
повиту́хам povytúxam |
accusative | повиту́ху povytúxu |
повиту́х povytúx |
instrumental | повиту́хою povytúxoju |
повиту́хами povytúxamy |
locative | повиту́сі povytúsi |
повиту́хах povytúxax |
vocative | повиту́хо povytúxo |
повиту́хи povytúxy |
Further reading
[edit]- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “повитуха”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
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