Russian

Noun

пух • ‎(pux) m inan ‎(genitive пу́ха, nominative plural *пу́хи, genitive plural *пу́хов)

1. down (feathers)
2. fluff

Declension

Related terms

• пуховый ‎(puxovyj), пуховой ‎(puxovoj), пушной ‎(pušnoj)
• пуховик ‎(puxovik), пухо́вка ‎(puxóvka)
• распушить ‎(raspušitʹ)

Etymology 2

Verb

пух • ‎(pux)

1. short masculine singular past indicative imperfective of пу́хнуть ‎(púxnutʹ)

References

• Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), “пух”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
• Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “пух”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 85

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pъlxъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pûx/

Noun

пу̏х m ‎(Latin spelling pȕh)

1. dormouse

Declension