хрыч

Russian

Etymology

Probably related to хрю́кать (xrjúkatʹ, “to oink, to grunt”), ultimately onomatopoeic. According to alternative hypotheses, the term might be related to хра́кать (xrákatʹ, “to expectorate”) or to Old East Slavic гричь (gričĭ, “dog”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [xrɨt͡ɕ]
Rhymes: -ɨt͡ɕ

Noun

хрыч • (xryč) m anim (genitive хрыча́, nominative plural хрычи́, genitive plural хрыче́й, feminine хрычо́вка)

(colloquial, derogatory) geezer, old fart, buzzard (old man)

Usage notes

Often preceded by ста́рый (stáryj, “old”); compare to old fart, old buzzard in English.

Declension

Declension of хрыч (anim masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	хры́ч xrýč	хрычи́ xryčí
genitive	хрыча́ xryčá	хрыче́й xryčéj
dative	хрычу́ xryčú	хрыча́м xryčám
accusative	хрыча́ xryčá	хрыче́й xryčéj
instrumental	хрычо́м xryčóm	хрыча́ми xryčámi
prepositional	хрыче́ xryčé	хрыча́х xryčáx

References

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