хорей

Russian

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Ancient Greek χορεῖος (khoreîos).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xɐˈrʲej]
  • IPA(key): [xɐˈrɛj] (phonetic respelling: хорэ́й)

Noun

хоре́й (xoréj, xorɛ́j) m inan (genitive хоре́я, nominative plural хоре́и, genitive plural хоре́ев)

  1. trochee
Declension

References

  1. Vasmer, Max (1973), хорей”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume IV, translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress, page 263

Etymology 2

A Samoyedic borrowing: compare Tundra Nenets хар (knife).[1]

Alternative forms

Noun

хоре́й (xoréj) m inan (genitive хоре́я, nominative plural хоре́и, genitive plural хоре́ев)

  1. (dialectal) sharp pole for driving on reindeer
Declension
See also
  • ошто́л (oštól)

References

  1. Vasmer, Max (1973), хорей”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume IV, translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress, page 263
  2. Dalʹ, V. I. (1882), хорей”, in Tolkovyj slovarʹ živovo velikorusskovo jazyka [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), volume IV, 2nd edition, Saint Petersburg, Moscow: Izdanije knigoprodavca-tipografa M.O. Volʹfa, page 558b

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xɐˈrʲej]

Noun

хоре́й (xoréj) m anim pl

  1. genitive plural of хорь (xorʹ)
  2. accusative plural of хорь (xorʹ)
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