хромой

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xromъ.

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Adjective

хромо́й (xromój) (comparative (по)хроме́е or (по)хроме́й)

  1. lame, limping (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  2. (figuratively, colloquial) lame (bad)
  3. wobbly (of furniture)

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Noun

хромо́й (xromójm inan (genitive хромо́го, nominative plural хромы́е, genitive plural хромы́х, feminine хрома́я)

  1. lame person

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References

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