Old East Slavic

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Noun

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блоха (bloxaf

  1. Alternative form of блъха (blŭxa)

Russian

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Etymology

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From Old East Slavic блъха (blŭxa), from Proto-Slavic *blъxa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlúseh₂.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɫɐˈxa]
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Noun

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блоха́ (bloxáf anim (genitive блохи́, nominative plural бло́хи, genitive plural блох, relational adjective блоши́ный)

  1. flea
    У меня́ в карма́не блоха́ на арка́неU menjá v karmáne bloxá na arkáneI’m flat broke. (literally, “I have a flea on a lasso in my pocket.”)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • блоха in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic блъха (blŭxa), from Proto-Slavic *blъxa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlúseh₂.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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блоха́ (bloxáf animal (genitive блохи́, nominative plural бло́хи, genitive plural бліх)

  1. flea

Declension

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