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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oxota, derived from хоте́ть (xotétʹ).
Noun
охо́та • (oxóta) f inan (genitive охо́ты, nominative plural охо́ты, genitive plural охо́т)
- wish, inclination, desire
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Predicative
охо́та • (oxóta)
- what makes...do something; what do/does...see in something; what do/does...get out of something
- Охо́та ему́ занима́ться э́тим?! ― Oxóta jemú zanimátʹsja étim?! ― What makes him do it?!
- Что́ вам за охо́та?! ― Štó vam za oxóta?! ― What makes you do it?!
Etymology 2
Came into use as taboo avoidance of an earlier word лов (lov); derived from Etymology 1.
Noun
охо́та • (oxóta) f inan (genitive охо́ты, nominative plural охо́ты, genitive plural охо́т)
- hunt, hunting
- Дра́ма на охо́те ― Dráma na oxóte ― Drama on the hunt (Russian title of the novel "The Shooting Party")
- shooting, game shooting, fowling
- chase
Declension
Descendants
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “охота”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress