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Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *xolča, *xolša, *kolša, thought to be borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin calcea. Compare Belarusian кало́ша (kalóša, “trouser/pant leg”), Serbo-Croatian hlȁče pl (“trousers, pants”).
Alternatively related to Proto-Slavic *xoliti.
Pronunciation
Noun
холо́ша • (xolóša) f inan (genitive холо́ші, nominative plural холо́ші, genitive plural холо́ш)
- trouser leg (UK), pant leg (US)
- Synonym: штани́на (štanýna)
Declension
Declension of холо́ша (inan semisoft fem-form accent-a)
References
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “коло́ша”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “холо́ша”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “холоша”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund (2001–2024) “Словники України” online [Dictionaries of Ukraine online] (in Ukrainian)