хомяк
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian хомяк (xomjak), probably influenced by an Iranian language (cf. Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭 (hamaēstar, “pest, one who makes mess”)).
Noun edit
хомя́к • (homják) m
- hamster (short-tailed rodent of family Cricetidae)
- Synonym: ха́мстер (hámster)
Declension edit
Declension of хомя́к
References edit
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old East Slavic хомѧкъ (xomękŭ), хомѣкъ (xoměkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *xomě̀kъ, from *xoměstorъ (“hamster”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
хомя́к • (xomják) m anim or m inan (genitive хомяка́, nominative plural хомяки́, genitive plural хомяко́в, diminutive хомячо́к)
- hamster (small, short-tailed European rodent)
- Synonym: ка́рбыш (kárbyš)
- (dialectal) rat
- (colloquial) sluggish person
- (Internet slang) homepage
- Synonyms: дома́шняя страни́ца (domášnjaja straníca), нача́льная страни́ца (načálʹnaja straníca), загла́вная страни́ца (zaglávnaja straníca), ста́ртовая страни́ца (stártovaja straníca)
- (computing slang, chiefly in Linux) home directory
- (Internet slang, derogatory) fanboy, lemming, narrow-minded follower (usually of a blogger or a virtual community)
Declension edit
Declension of хомя́к (bian masc-form velar-stem accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | хомя́к xomják |
хомяки́ xomjakí |
| genitive | хомяка́ xomjaká |
хомяко́в xomjakóv |
| dative | хомяку́ xomjakú |
хомяка́м xomjakám |
| accusative animate inanimate |
хомяка́ xomjaká |
хомяко́в xomjakóv |
| хомя́к xomják |
хомяки́ xomjakí | |
| instrumental | хомяко́м xomjakóm |
хомяка́ми xomjakámi |
| prepositional | хомяке́ xomjaké |
хомяка́х xomjakáx |
Derived terms edit
- хомячий (xomjačij), хомяковый (xomjakovyj), хомячковый (xomjačkovyj)
- хомячить (xomjačitʹ)
- по-хомячьи (po-xomjačʹi)
- хомяко́вина (xomjakóvina)
Further reading edit
- Dal, Vladimir (1909) “хомя́къ”, in Толковый Словарь живого великорусскаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 4, товарищество М. О. Вольфъ, page 1219
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “хомяк”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volumes 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 350
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хомяк”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress