отру́та
otrútafeminine
The Ukrainian word for poison is отру́та (otrúta). Wiktionary also lists отру́я (otrúja).
Meaning: substance harmful to a living organism (noun)
Ways to say it
| Ukrainian | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| отру́та | otrúta | feminine |
| отру́я | otrúja | feminine |
The term refers to a substance that is harmful to a living organism.
Which one should you use?
While both отру́та and отру́я are feminine forms referring to poison, отру́та is the standard, most common word for a poisonous substance.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun отру́та changes to отру́ти in the genitive case, which is used after many Ukrainian prepositions and verbs that indicate quantity or absence. To turn the noun into the adjective 'poisonous', use the form отру́йний. Related verbs meaning to use poison to kill or paralyse include отру́ювати, тру́їти and отру́їти.
How do you pronounce it?
otrúta
Did you know?
- In Ukrainian folklore and traditional medicine, the term отру́та is sometimes used metaphorically to describe an obsession or a destructive passion that 'poisons' the soul.
- Ukrainian has a specific word отру́йник, which refers to a person who specializes in poisons or a professional poisoner, a term rarely translated as a single word in English.
- The verb тру́їти is used not only for chemical poisons but also to describe the feeling of being sick from eating spoiled food or overeating.
Examples in context
- Вчені вивчають властивості різних видів отрути.Scientists study the properties of various types of poison.
- Цей гриб вважається сильною отрувою.This mushroom is considered a strong poison.
- Ця отру́та дуже небезпечна.Tsya otruta duzhe nebezpechna.This poison is very dangerous.
- Вона перевіряла, чи це не отру́та.Vona pereviryala, chy tse ne otruta.She was checking if it was not poison.
Example conversation
Irina and Serhii are gardening together.
- Ірина IrynaСергію, не торкайся цієї рослини!Serhiu, ne torkaisia tsiei roslyny!Serhii, don't touch this plant!
- Сергій SerhiiЧому? Вона просто гарна.Chomu? Vona prosto harna.Why? It's just pretty.
- Ірина IrynaУ її соку є сильна отру́та.U iї soku ye sylna otRUTa.There is a strong poison in its sap.
- Сергій SerhiiДякую, що попередила мене.Diakuiu, shcho poppedyla mene.Thank you for warning me.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “poison” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
