хрыч
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Probably related to хрю́кать (xrjúkatʹ, “to oink, to grunt”), ultimately onomatopoeic. According to alternative hypotheses, the term might be related to хра́кать (xrákatʹ, “to expectorate”) or to Old East Slavic гричь (gričĭ, “dog”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
хрыч • (xryč) m anim (genitive хрыча́, nominative plural хрычи́, genitive plural хрыче́й, feminine хрычо́вка)
- (colloquial, derogatory) geezer, old fart, buzzard (old man)
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Declension edit
References edit
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хрыч”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress