хоромы
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic хоромъ (xoromŭ), from Proto-Slavic *xormъ. Doublet of храм (xram), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xɐˈromɨ]
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Noun
хоро́мы • (xorómy) f inan pl (genitive хоро́м, plural only)
- (historical) mansion
- ца́рскиехоро́мы
- cárskije xorómy
- royal residence/palace
- (colloquial) palace
- у них не кварти́ра, ахоро́мы
- u nix ne kvartíra, a xorómy
- their flat/apartment is a real palace
Declension
Declension of хоро́мы (inan pl-only fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | хоро́мы xorómy |
| genitive | хоро́м xoróm |
| dative | хоро́мам xorómam |
| accusative | хоро́мы xorómy |
| instrumental | хоро́мами xorómami |
| prepositional | хоро́мах xorómax |
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “хоромы”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress