прах

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прахъ (praxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *porxъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pers-. Doublet of по́рох (pórox), the inherited East Slavic form.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [prax]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ax

Noun

прах • (prax) m inan (genitive пра́ха, nominative plural пра́хи, genitive plural пра́хов)

  1. (poetic) dust, earth
  2. (of the dead) ashes, remains
    мир пра́ху его́ ― mir práxu jevó ― may he rest in peace

Declension
Declension of прах (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative пра́х
práx		 пра́хи
práxi
genitive пра́ха
práxa		 пра́хов
práxov
dative пра́ху
práxu		 пра́хам
práxam
accusative пра́х
práx		 пра́хи
práxi
instrumental пра́хом
práxom		 пра́хами
práxami
prepositional пра́хе
práxe		 пра́хах
práxax

References
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “прах”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *porxъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pers-..

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /prâːx/

Noun

пра̑х m (Latin spelling prȃh)

  1. (uncountable) powder

Declension
Declension of прах
singular
nominative прах
genitive праха
dative праху
accusative прах
vocative праше / праху
locative праху
instrumental прахом
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