халост
Bulgarian
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): [ˈxaɫos(t)]
Noun
ха́лост • (hálost) f
- (obsolete) vanity, futility
- Synonyms: безполе́зност (bezpoléznost), суета́ (suetá), (dated) тъщина́ (tǎštiná)
Alternative forms
- ха́лос (hálos) (dialectal)
Usage notes
In the modern language, limited to the adverb наха́лост (nahálost, “in vain, for no avail”).
Declension
Declension of ха́лост
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ха́лост hálost | ха́лости hálosti |
| definite | халостта́ halosttá | ха́лостите hálostite |
Related terms
- 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
- Gerov, Najden (1895), “ха́лость и ха́лось”, in Rěčnik na blǎgarskyj jazyk [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Družestvena pečatnica “Sǎglasie”, page 484