страхополох

Ukrainian

Etymology

From страх (strax, fear) + -о- (-o-) + поло́хати (polóxaty, to frighten away, to scare away).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [strɐxɔpɔˈɫɔx]

Noun

страхополо́х • (straxopolóx) m pers (genitive страхополо́ха, nominative plural страхополо́хи, genitive plural страхополо́хів)

  1. (colloquial, personal, countable) coward, poltroon
    Synonyms: боягу́з m (bojahúz), (colloquial, rare) трус m (trus)
  2. (botany, inanimate, uncountable) Xanthium strumarium

Declension

(personal, countable)

(inanimate, uncountable) [1]

References

  1. страхополох”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)

Further reading

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