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хорёк

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Russian

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хорёк

Etymology

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Diminutive of хорь (xorʹ), inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъxorь (literally ferret, stinky)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [xɐˈrʲɵk]
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Noun

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хорёк (xorjókm anim (genitive хорька́, nominative plural хорьки́, genitive plural хорько́в)

  1. polecat, ferret (mammal)
    • 1895, Антон Чехов [Anton Chekhov], Супруга; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., The Helpmate, 1916:
      У О́льги Дми́триевны то́же ме́лкие и хи́щные черты́ лица́, но бо́лее вырази́тельные и сме́лые, чем у ма́тери; э́то уж не хорёк, а зверь покрупне́е!
      U Ólʹgi Dmítrijevny tóže mélkije i xíščnyje čertý licá, no bóleje vyrazítelʹnyje i smélyje, čem u máteri; éto už ne xorjók, a zverʹ pokrupnéje!
      Olga Dmitrievna, too, had small predatory-looking features, but more expressive and bolder than her mother's; she was not a weasel, but a beast on a bigger scale!
  2. (rare, historical) a deserter who esaped the army and joined any para-military group during the Russian Civil War (1917-24)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Komi-Zyrian: корек (korek)
  • Ingrian: harjokka
  • Votic: harʹokkõ