охота

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Russian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oxota, derived from хоте́ть (xotétʹ).

Noun

охо́та (oxótaf inan (genitive охо́ты, nominative plural охо́ты, genitive plural охо́т)

  1. wish, inclination, desire
    • 1885, Николай Лесков [Nikolai Leskov], “Глава пятая”, in Пугало; English translation from Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, transl., The Spook, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013:
      Изве́стно, что дья́вол и его́ помо́щники име́ют большу́ю охо́ту де́лать лю́дям вся́кое зло; но осо́бенно им нра́вится вынима́ть из люде́й ду́ши так неожи́данно, что́бы они́ не успе́ли очи́стить себя́ покая́нием.
      Izvéstno, što dʹjávol i jevó pomóščniki iméjut bolʹšúju oxótu délatʹ ljúdjam vsjákoje zlo; no osóbenno im nrávitsja vynimátʹ iz ljudéj dúši tak neožídanno, štóby oní ne uspéli očístitʹ sebjá pokajánijem.
      It’s a known thing that the devil and his helpers have a great eagerness to do people all sorts of evil; but they especially like taking people’s souls out of them unexpectedly, so that they have no time to purify themselves by repentance.
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Descendants
  • Ingrian: ohvotta
  • Romanian: ahotă

Predicative

охо́та (oxóta)

  1. 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 (oxótaf inan (genitive охо́ты, nominative plural охо́ты, genitive plural охо́т)

  1. hunt, hunting
    Дра́ма на охо́теDráma na oxóteDrama on the hunt (Russian title of the novel "The Shooting Party")
  2. shooting, game shooting, fowling
  3. chase
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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “охота”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oxota.

Pronunciation

Noun

охо́та (oxótaf inan (genitive охо́ти, uncountable)

  1. wish, desire, inclination, willingness
    Я не маю охоти розмовляти з вами.
    Ja ne maju oxoty rozmovljaty z vamy.
    I have no desire to speak with you.

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