чухна
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic чухно (čuxno), from чудь (čudĭ) with an expressive suffix -хно (-xno). For the suffix compare given names Михно́ (Mixnó), Яхно́ (Jaxnó), Махно́ (Maxnó), Юхно́ (Juxnó).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊxˈna]
Noun
чухна́ • (čuxná) m anim or f anim (genitive чухны́, nominative plural чу́хны, genitive plural чу́хон, related adjective чухо́нский)
- (derogatory) an Estonian or a Finn living near Saint Petersburg
- Synonym: чухо́нец (čuxónec)
Declension
Declension of чухна́ (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-d reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | чухна́ čuxná | чу́хны čúxny |
| genitive | чухны́ čuxný | чу́хон čúxon |
| dative | чухне́ čuxné | чу́хнам čúxnam |
| accusative | чухну́ čuxnú | чу́хон čúxon |
| instrumental | чухно́й, чухно́ю čuxnój, čuxnóju | чу́хнами čúxnami |
| prepositional | чухне́ čuxné | чу́хнах čúxnax |
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:чухна.
Descendants
- → Finnish: tsuhna, tšuhna, suhna
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “чухна”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress