Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *strěxa. Cognate with Belarusian страха́ (straxá), Polish strzecha and Serbo-Croatian strèha.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈstʲrʲixɐ]
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Noun

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стрі́ха (stríxaf inan (genitive стрі́хи, nominative plural стрі́хи, genitive plural стріх)

  1. thatched roof
  2. (by extension) Any kind of roof.
    Synonym: дах (dax)
  3. (figuratively) A house, particularly one in which a person grew up.
    Вона́ йде з-під батькі́вської стрі́хи.Voná jde z-pid batʹkívsʹkoji stríxy.She is moving away from her parents' house. (literally, “She is leaving from underneath her parents' roof.”)

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References

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