халост
Bulgarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from Proto-Slavic *xalъ (“torn, worn-out, wasted”) + -ост (-ost), akin to dialectal Russian хал (xal, “junk, worthless stuff”), Polish chała (“dreck, dross”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ха́лост • (hálost) f
- (obsolete) vanity, futility
- Synonyms: безполе́зност (bezpoléznost), суета́ (suetá), (dated) тъщина́ (tǎštiná)
Usage notes
[edit]In the modern language, limited to the adverb на ха́лост (na hálost, “in vain, for no avail”).
Declension
[edit]Declension of ха́лост
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ха́лост hálost |
ха́лости hálosti |
| definite | халостта́ halosttá |
ха́лостите hálostite |
Alternative forms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- ха́лам (hálam), хала́я (halája, “to tease, to rag, to annoy”) (dialectal)
- ха́льо (háljo, “goof, bore, jackass”) (pejorative)
- ха́лище (hálište, “thick, rough fabric”), хали́на (halína, “rough overgarment”) (possibly)
References
[edit]- Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “ха́лость и ха́лось”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 484