Old Church Slavonic edit

Noun edit

хоть (xotĭm

  1. lust
  2. lover

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Old Church Slavonic: An Elementary Grammar by S. C. Gardiner, Cambridge University Press, 2008.
  • Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка[1], София

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Per Vasmer, shortened from хотя́ (xotjá), probably from Old East Slavic хотѧ (xotę, present active participle of хотѣти (xotěti)). Compare Polish choć and its derivation from Old Polish chocia.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [xotʲ]
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Conjunction edit

хоть (xotʹ)

  1. although
  2. even if

Particle edit

хоть (xotʹ)

  1. at least, if only
  2. for example, even, you may, might as well

Descendants edit

  • Ingrian: hot

Derived terms edit

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Further reading edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хотя”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress