язва

See also: язвя and ꙗзва

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic ꙗзва (jazva), from Proto-Slavic *jazva. Cognate to Old Prussian eyswo (wound), Lithuanian áiža (crack, rift), Latvian aĩza (chasm)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjazvə]
  • (file)

Noun

я́зва (jázva) f inan (genitive я́звы, nominative plural я́звы, genitive plural язв)

  1. ulcer, sore
    я́зва желу́дкаjázva želúdkastomach/gastric ulcer
    я́зва двенадцатиперстной кишки́jázva dvenadcatiperstnoj kiškíduodenal ulcer
    моровая я́зваmorovaja jázvaplague
    сиби́рская я́зваsibírskaja jázvaanthrax
  2. sore, evil
  3. (colloquial) pest, viper (malicious person)

Declension

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