щава

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sьčava (pungent liquid).

Noun

ща́ва • (štávaf

  1. tanning mush/liqueur used for soaking up leather or another raw material (before processing it)

Declension

Declension of ща́ва
singular plural
indefinite ща́ва
štáva
ща́ви
štávi
definite ща́вата
štávata
ща́вите
štávite

Derived terms

  • ща́вя (štávja, to tan)
  • си́цам (sícam, to leak, to piss) (dialectal)
  • ща́вел (štável, sorrel)

References

Moksha

Etymology

From щ- (šč-) +‎ ава (ava), with the former being derived from Proto-Uralic *śečä. Compare щеня (ščenä, uncle), щака (ščaka, aunt)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃt͡ʃa.va/

Noun

щава • (ščava)

  1. maternal grandmother

Declension

Declension of щава (ščava)
case singular plural
nominative
(...)
щава (ščava) щават (ščavat)
genitive
(of ...)
щавань (ščavań)
dative
(to ...)
щаванди (ščavandi)
comparative
(like ...)
щавашка (ščavaška)
ablative
(than ...)
щавада (ščavada)
lative
(into ...)
щавав (ščavav)
illative
(into ...)
щавас (ščavas)
inessive
(in ...)
щаваса (ščavasa)
elative
(out of ...)
щаваста (ščavasta)
prolative
(through ...)
щавава (ščavava)
causative
(for ...)
щаванкса (ščavanksa)
translative
(becoming ...)
щавакс (ščavaks)
abessive
(without ...)
щавафтома (ščavaftoma)
Definite declension of щава (ščava)
case singular plural
nominative
(...)
щавась (ščavaś) щаватне (ščavatne)
genitive
(of ...)
щавать (ščavať) щаватнень (ščavatneń)
dative
(to ...)
щавати (ščavati) щаватненди (ščavatnendi)