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Russian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χορεῖος (khoreîos), related to χορός (khorós, “choir, chorus”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
хоре́й • (xoréj, xorɛ́j) m inan (genitive хоре́я, nominative plural хоре́и, genitive plural хоре́ев)
- trochee
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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хоре́й
xoréj, xorɛ́j
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хоре́и
xoréi, xorɛ́i
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| genitive
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хоре́я
xoréja, xorɛ́ja
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хоре́ев
xoréjev, xorɛ́jev
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| dative
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хоре́ю
xoréju, xorɛ́ju
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хоре́ям
xoréjam, xorɛ́jam
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| accusative
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хоре́й
xoréj, xorɛ́j
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хоре́и
xoréi, xorɛ́i
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| instrumental
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хоре́ем
xoréjem, xorɛ́jem
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хоре́ями
xoréjami, xorɛ́jami
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| prepositional
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хоре́е
xoréje, xorɛ́je
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хоре́ях
xoréjax, xorɛ́jax
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References
- ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хорей”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Etymology 2
A Samoyedic borrowing: compare Tundra Nenets хар (xar°, “knife”).[1]
Noun
хоре́й • (xoréj) m inan (genitive хоре́я, nominative plural хоре́и, genitive plural хоре́ев)
- (dialectal) sharp pole for driving on reindeer
Declension
See also
References
- ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хорей”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- ^ Dal, Vladimir (1909) “харей”, in Толковый Словарь живого великорусскаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 4, товарищество М. О. Вольфъ, page 1168
- ^ Dal, Vladimir (1909) “2. хорей”, in Толковый Словарь живого великорусскаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 4, товарищество М. О. Вольфъ, page 1220
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
хоре́й • (xoréj) m anim pl
- genitive/accusative plural of хорь (xorʹ)