# страва
## Belarusian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian стра́ва (stráva), from Old East Slavic сътра́ва (sŭtráva), from Proto-Slavic *sъtrava.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈstrava]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

стра́ва • (stráva) f inan (genitive стра́вы, nominative plural стра́вы, genitive plural страў)
* (dated, uncountable) food (any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life)
    Synonyms: е́жа (jéža), яда́ (jadá), ха́рч (xárč)
** 1937 [1719], Daniel Defoe, translated by Зяма Раманавіч Півавараў, edited by Janka Maŭr, Жыццё і дзіўныя небывалыя прыгоды Рабінзона Крузо [The life and astonishing adventures of Robinson Crusoe], Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Robinson Crusoe, page 21:Было, вядома, прыемна перамагчы такога звера, але мяса яго не ўжывалася ў страву, і я вельмі шкадаваў, што мы папсавалі тры зарады на гэтую бескарысную дзічыну.Byló, vjadóma, pryjemna pjeramahčy takóha zvjera, alje mjasa jahó nje ŭžyvalasja ŭ stravu, i ja vjelʹmi škadavaŭ, što my papsavali try zarady na hetuju bjeskarysnuju dzičynu.[original: This was game indeed to us, but this was no food; and I was very sorry to lose three charges of powder and shot upon a creature that was good for nothing to us.]It was naturally pleasant to defeat such a beast, but its meat had no use as food, and I was very sorry to waste three charges of powder on such a useless game.
** 1940 [1882], Mark Twain, translated by Janka Maŭr, Прынц і жабрак, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of The Prince and the Pauper, page 171:Ласункі Гендон пакідаў для караля: без іх яго вялікасць, магчыма, не выжыў-бы, бо ён не мог есці грубую, агідную страву, якую прыносіў турэмшчык.Lasunki Hjendón pakidaŭ dlja karalja: bjez ix jahó vjalikascʹ, mahčyma, nje vyžyŭ-by, bo jon nje moh jesci hrubuju, ahidnuju stravu, jakuju prynósiŭ turemščyk.[original: Hendon reserved the dainties for the king; without them his majesty might not have survived, for he was not able to eat the coarse and wretched food provided by the jailer.]
* dish (specific type of prepared food)
** 1938 [1848], Charles Dickens, anonymous translator, Домбі і сын, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Dombey and Son, page 269:З'яўленне лакеяў з новымі стравамі прымусіла маёра зрабіцца яшчэ хітрэйшым, але і сур'ёзнейшым.Zʺjaŭljennje lakjejaŭ z nóvymi stravami prymusila majóra zrabicca jašče xitrejšym, alje i surʺjóznjejšym.[original: The entrance of the waiters with new dishes caused the Major to be slyer yet, but in a more serious vein.]
* course (stage of a meal)
** 1938 [1848], Charles Dickens, anonymous translator, Домбі і сын, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Dombey and Son, page 268:За першай і другой стравай маёр звычайна бываў сур'ёзны, бо тубылец, выконваючы тайны загад, акружаў яго прыбор рознастайнымі соусамі і бутэлечкамі, і маёр быў не на жарты заняты, выцягваючы коркі і змешваючы тое што ў іх было на сваёй талерцы.Za pjeršaj i druhój stravaj majór zvyčajna byvaŭ surʺjózny, bo tubyljec, vykónvajučy tajny zahad, akružaŭ jahó prybór róznastajnymi sóusami i butelječkami, i majór byŭ nje na žarty zanjaty, vycjahvajučy kórki i zmješvajučy tóje što ŭ ix byló na svajój taljercy.[original: During the first course or two, the Major was usually grave; for the Native, in obedience to general orders, secretly issued, collected every sauce and cruet round him, and gave him a great deal to do, in taking out the stoppers, and mixing up the contents in his plate.]

#### Declension

$^1$Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

#### Related terms

* стра́ўнік m inan (stráŭnik)

### References

* Bulyka, A. M., editor (2012), “страва”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 32 (смыковати – струмень), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 446
* “страва”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
* “страва” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

## Old Ruthenian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic сътра́ва (sŭtráva), from Proto-Slavic *sъtrava.

### Noun

страва • (strava) f inan
* food, dish

#### Descendants

* Belarusian: стра́ва (stráva)
* Ukrainian: стра́ва (stráva)

### Further reading

* Zizanij, Lavrentij (1596) Лєксис [Lexis] (overall work in Old Church Slavonic and Old Ruthenian), Vilnius: Vilna Brother Printing House, page 259: “сᲄра̑ва”

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Related to стра̑х.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /strǎːʋa/
* Hyphenation: стра‧ва

### Noun

стра́ва f (Latin spelling stráva)
* horror, dread

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

Inherited from Old Ruthenian стра́ва (stráva), from Old East Slavic сътра́ва (sŭtráva), from Proto-Slavic *sъtrava.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈstraʋɐ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

стра́ва • (stráva) f inan (genitive стра́ви, nominative plural стра́ви, genitive plural страв)
* dish (specific type of prepared food)
* course (stage of a meal)

#### Synonyms

* їжа (jiža)

### References

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “страва”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka