# пастух
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pastuxъ (“herder”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [pɐˈstux]

### Noun

пасту́х • (pastúh) m (dialectal)
* (obsolete) herder
* workhorse

#### Declension
### References

* “пастух”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “пастух”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

## Russian
### Alternative forms

* пасту́хъ (pastúx) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic пастухъ (pastuxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *pastuxъ. By surface analysis, пасти́ (pastí) +‎ -ух (-ux).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [pɐˈstux]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

пасту́х • (pastúx) m anim (genitive пастуха́, nominative plural пастухи́, genitive plural пастухо́в, feminine пасту́шка, relational adjective пасту́ший, diminutive пастушо́к or пастушо́нок)
* herder, herdsman
* shepherd
** 1887, Антон Чехов [Anton Chekhov], Свирель; English translation from Robert Edward Crozier Long, transl., The Reed, 1908:Пасту́х погляде́л на не́бо, отку́да мороси́л дождь, на лес, на мо́крую оде́жду прика́зчика, поду́мал и ничего́ не сказа́л.Pastúx pogljadél na nébo, otkúda morosíl doždʹ, na les, na mókruju odéždu prikázčika, podúmal i ničevó ne skazál.The shepherd looked at the drizzling sky, at the wood, at the steward's soaked clothing, thought, and made no reply.

#### Related terms

* па́стбище (pástbišče)
* па́стырь (pástyrʹ)

#### Descendants

* → Kildin Sami: пастэх (pastex)
* → Yakut: бостуук (bostuuk)

### References

* ↑ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пастух”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
* ↑ Ulukhanov, I. S., editor (2000), “пастоухъ”, in Словарь древнерусского языка (XI–XIV вв.): в 10 т. [Dictionary of the Old Russian Language (11ᵗʰ–14ᵗʰ cc.): in 10 vols] (in Russian), volume 6 (овадъ – покласти), Moscow: Russian Lang., Azbukovnik, →ISBN, page 356

## Serbo-Croatian
### Alternative forms

* пастув

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pastuxъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pâstuːx/
* Hyphenation: пас‧тух
* Rhymes: -uːx

### Noun

па̏стӯх m (Latin spelling pȁstūh)
* stallion

#### Declension
## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian пасту́хъ (pastúx), from Old East Slavic пастухъ (pastuxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *pastuxъ. By surface analysis, пасти́ (pastý) +‎ -ух (-ux).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [pɐˈstux]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

пасту́х • (pastúx) m pers (genitive пастуха́, nominative plural пастухи́, genitive plural пастухі́в, feminine пасту́шка, relational adjective пасту́ший, diminutive пастушо́к)
* herder, herdsman
    Synonym: чередни́к m (čerednýk)
* shepherd (a person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock)
    Synonyms: вівча́р m (vivčár), чаба́н m (čabán)

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1978), “*пастоухъ”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Н – Ѳ), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 129
* ↑ Ulukhanov, I. S., editor (2000), “пастоухъ”, in Словарь древнерусского языка (XI–XIV вв.): в 10 т. [Dictionary of the Old Russian Language (11ᵗʰ–14ᵗʰ cc.): in 10 vols] (in Russian), volume 6 (овадъ – покласти), Moscow: Russian Lang., Azbukovnik, →ISBN, page 356

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “пастух”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2021), “пастух”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 12 (п – підку́рювач), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “пастух”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “пастух”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* “пастух”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “пастух”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “пастух”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)