хрен
Russian edit
Alternative forms edit
- хрѣнъ (xrěn) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old East Slavic хрѣнъ (xrěnŭ)?, from Proto-Slavic *xrěnъ (“horseradish”).
Noun edit
хрен • (xren) m inan (genitive хре́на or хрена́*, nominative plural хре́ны, genitive plural хре́нов, relational adjective хрено́вый) (* See usage notes.)
- horseradish (plant, condiment)
- (inanimate, minced oath, colloquial) prick (penis); used as a general curse
- Synonyms: (vulgar) хуй (xuj), (vulgar) хер (xer), (euphemism) шиш (šiš), (euphemism) фиг (fig)
- Ни хрена́ не понима́ю, как э́то собра́ть. (note the stress) ― Ni xrená ne ponimáju, kak éto sobrátʹ. ― I understand bugger-all about how to put this together.
- Како́го хре́на он пришёл? (note the stress) ― Kakóvo xréna on prišól? ― What the hell did he come for?
- Хре́н тебе́! (note the stress) ― Xrén tebé! ― Nuts to you!
Usage notes edit
- When used in the expressions ни хрена́ (ni xrená) and до хрена́ (do xrená), the last syllable should be stressed.
Declension edit
Declension of хрен (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a irreg)
Etymology 2 edit
Euphemistic alteration of хуй (xuj, a vulgar curse) or хер (xer, a less vulgar version), influenced by the noun хрен (xren, “horseradish”).
Noun edit
хрен • (xren) m inan or m anim (genitive хре́на, nominative plural хре́ны, genitive plural хре́нов, relational adjective хрено́вый)
- (animate, derogatory, colloquial) prick, asshole (a term of contempt for a man)
- (animate, derogatory, colloquial) old fart
- Synonyms: хрыч (xryč), ста́рый хрыч (stáryj xryč)
Declension edit
Declension of хрен (bian masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
Derived terms edit
- хрено́вина f (xrenóvina), хреноте́нь f (xrenoténʹ), хрень f (xrenʹ), хренову́ха f (xrenovúxa)
- хре́нов (xrénov), хрено́вый (xrenóvyj)
- охренева́ть impf (oxrenevátʹ), охрене́ть pf (oxrenétʹ)
- хрен с горы́ (xren s gorý)
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xrěnъ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
хре̏н m (Latin spelling hrȅn)
Declension edit
Declension of хрен
Further reading edit
- “хрен” in Hrvatski jezični portal