хомяк

Bulgarian

обикновен хомяк (spec. Cricetus cricetus)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian хомяк (xomjak), probably influenced by an Iranian language (cf. Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭 (hamaēstar, “pest, one who makes mess”)).

Noun

хомя́к • (homják) m

1. hamster (short-tailed rodent of family Cricetidae)

   Synonym: ха́мстер (hámster)

Declension

Declension of хомя́к

	singular	plural
indefinite	хомя́к homják	хомя́ци homjáci
definite (subject form)	хомя́кът homjákǎt	хомя́ците homjácite
definite (object form)	хомя́ка homjáka
count form	—	хомя́ка homjáka
vocative form	хомя́ко homjáko	хомя́ци homjáci

References

• “хомяк”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

хомяк

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic хомѧкъ (xomękŭ), хомѣкъ (xoměkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *xomě̀kъ, from *xoměstorъ (“hamster”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xɐˈmʲak]

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Noun

хомя́к • (xomják) m anim or m inan (genitive хомяка́, nominative plural хомяки́, genitive plural хомяко́в, diminutive хомячо́к)

1. hamster (small, short-tailed European rodent)

   Synonym: ка́рбыш (kárbyš)

2. (dialectal) rat
3. (colloquial) sluggish person
4. (Internet slang) homepage

   Synonyms: дома́шняя страни́ца (domášnjaja straníca), нача́льная страни́ца (načálʹnaja straníca), загла́вная страни́ца (zaglávnaja straníca), ста́ртовая страни́ца (stártovaja straníca)

5. (computing slang, chiefly in Linux) home directory
6. (Internet slang, derogatory) fanboy, lemming, narrow-minded follower (usually of a blogger or a virtual community)

Declension

Declension of хомя́к (bian masc-form velar-stem accent-b) 

		singular	plural
nominative		хомя́к xomják	хомяки́ xomjakí
genitive		хомяка́ xomjaká	хомяко́в xomjakóv
dative		хомяку́ xomjakú	хомяка́м xomjakám
accusative	animate	хомяка́ xomjaká	хомяко́в xomjakóv
	inanimate	хомя́к xomják	хомяки́ xomjakí
instrumental		хомяко́м xomjakóm	хомяка́ми xomjakámi
prepositional		хомяке́ xomjaké	хомяка́х xomjakáx

Derived terms

• хомячий (xomjačij), хомяковый (xomjakovyj), хомячковый (xomjačkovyj)
• хомячить (xomjačitʹ)
• по-хомячьи (po-xomjačʹi)
• хомяко́вина (xomjakóvina)
• хомяко́вые (xomjakóvyje)

Further reading

• Dal, Vladimir (1909) “хомя́къ”, in Толковый Словарь живого великорусскаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 4, товарищество М. О. Вольфъ, page 1219
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “хомяк”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 350
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хомяк”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress