худоба
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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic худоба (xudoba), from Proto-Slavic *xudoba, from *xudъ + *-oba. By surface analysis, худо́й (xudój) + -оба (-oba).
Pronunciation
Noun
худоба́ • (xudobá) f inan (genitive худобы́, uncountable)
Declension
Noun
худо́ба • (xudóba) f inan (genitive худо́бы, nominative plural худо́бы, genitive plural худо́б) (dialectal)
- home inventory, appliances
- 1924, Алекса́ндр Серафи́мович Серафимо́вич, Железный поток:
- ― Побилы коняку, сдох!.. Все потеряв, що на возу, пропало. Ногами шли. Шлею зризав и ту покинув; самовар у бабы и вся худоба дома пропала, а я, як перед истинным,― и заревел стоеросовым голосом:― не жали-ю!.. нэхай, нэ жалко, нэхай!.. бо це наша, хрестьянска власть. Без нэи мы дохлятина, як та падаль пид тыном, воняемо…― и заплакал скупыми собачьими слезами.
- ― Pobily konjaku, sdox!.. Vse poterjav, ščo na vozu, propalo. Nogami šli. Šleju zrizav i tu pokinuv; samovar u baby i vsja xudoba doma propala, a ja, jak pered istinnym,― i zarevel stojerosovym golosom:― ne žali-ju!.. nɛxaj, nɛ žalko, nɛxaj!.. bo ce naša, xrestʹjanska vlastʹ. Bez nɛi my doxljatina, jak ta padalʹ pid tynom, vonjajemo…― i zaplakal skupymi sobačʹimi slezami.
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- livestock
Declension
Declension of худо́ба (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian худоба (xudoba), from Old East Slavic худоба (xudoba), from Proto-Slavic *xudoba (“leanness, thinness”), from *xudъ + *-oba. By surface analysis, худи́й (xudýj, “thin, skinny”) + -оба (-oba). The use of the word to denote livestock may be attributable to taboo avoidance.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
худо́ба • (xudóba) f inan (genitive худо́би, uncountable)
- (collective) livestock
- (figuratively, colloquial) cattle (people who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behaviour or destiny)
- Synonym: би́дло n (býdlo)
- (collective, dialectal) chattel (tangible personal property)
- Synonym: скарб m (skarb)
Declension
Declension of худо́ба (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)
References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “худоба”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 220
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1980), “худоба”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 11 (Х – Ь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 167
- “худоба”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
Further reading
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “худоба”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “худоба”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “худоба”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “худоба”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “худоба”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)