харч
Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic харчь (xarčĭ), from Arabic خَرْج (ḵarj, “expenditure, outlay, expense, costs”), via a Turkic language: compare Turkish harç, Azerbaijani xərc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xart͡ʂ]
Noun
харч • (xarč) m inan (genitive ха́рчу, nominative plural харчы́, genitive plural харчо́ў)
- food, grub
- (figuratively) food for thought
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | харч xarč | харчы́ xarčý |
| genitive | ха́рчу xárču | харчо́ў xarčóŭ |
| dative | ха́рчу xárču | харча́м xarčám |
| accusative | харч xarč | харчы́ xarčý |
| instrumental | ха́рчам xárčam | харча́мі xarčámi |
| locative | ха́рчы xárčy | харча́х xarčáx |
| count form | — | ха́рчы1 xárčy1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “харч”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “харч” in Belarusian-Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic харчь (xarčĭ), from Arabic خَرْج (ḵarj, “expenditure, outlay, expense, costs”), via a Turkic language: compare Turkish harç, Azerbaijani xərc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xart͡ɕ]
Noun
харч • (xarč) m inan (genitive ха́рча, nominative plural харчи́, genitive plural харче́й)
- (colloquial, usually in the plural) grub, food
- Synonyms: жратва́ (žratvá), кормёжка (kormjóžka), ха́вчик (xávčik)
- перебира́тьхарча́ми ― perebirátʹ xarčámi ― to be overly picky (also figuratively)
- мета́тьхарч ― metátʹ xarč ― to vomit
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ха́рч xárč | харчи́ xarčí |
| genitive | ха́рча xárča | харче́й xarčéj |
| dative | ха́рчу xárču | харча́м xarčám |
| accusative | ха́рч xárč | харчи́ xarčí |
| instrumental | ха́рчем xárčem | харча́ми xarčámi |
| prepositional | ха́рче xárče | харча́х xarčáx |
Related terms
- еда́ (jedá)
- пи́ща (píšča)
- пита́ние (pitánije)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “харчи”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic харчь (xarčĭ), from Arabic خَرْج (ḵarj, “expenditure, outlay, expense, costs”), via a Turkic language: compare Turkish harç, Azerbaijani xərc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xart͡ʃ]
Noun
харч • (xarč) m inan or f inan (genitive ха́рчу or ха́рчі, nominative plural харчі́, genitive plural харчі́в)
- (often in the plural) food, grub
Declension
(masculine)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | харч xarč | харчі́ xarčí |
| genitive | ха́рчу xárču | харчі́в xarčív |
| dative | ха́рчеві, ха́рчу xárčevi, xárču | харча́м xarčám |
| accusative | харч xarč | харчі́ xarčí |
| instrumental | ха́рчем xárčem | харча́ми xarčámy |
| locative | ха́рчу, ха́рчі xárču, xárči | харча́х xarčáx |
| vocative | ха́рчу xárču | харчі́ xarčí |
(feminine)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | харч xarč | харчі́ xarčí |
| genitive | ха́рчі xárči | харчі́в xarčív |
| dative | ха́рчі xárči | харча́м xarčám |
| accusative | харч xarč | харчі́ xarčí |
| instrumental | ха́рчю xárčju | харча́ми xarčámy |
| locative | ха́рчі xárči | харча́х xarčáx |
| vocative | ха́рче xárče | харчі́ xarčí |
References
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “харч”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “харч”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka