халост
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Proto-Slavic *xalъ (“torn, worn-out, wasted”) + -ост (-ost), akin to dialectal Russian хал (xal, “junk, worthless stuff”), Polish chała (“dreck, dross”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ха́лост • (hálost) f
- (obsolete) vanity, futility
- Synonyms: безполе́зност (bezpoléznost), суета́ (suetá), (dated) тъщина́ (tǎštiná)
Usage notes edit
In the modern language, limited to the adverb на ха́лост (na hálost, “in vain, for no avail”).
Declension edit
Declension of ха́лост
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ха́лост hálost |
ха́лости hálosti |
| definite | халостта́ halosttá |
ха́лостите hálostite |
Alternative forms edit
Related terms edit
- ха́лам (hálam), хала́я (halája, “to tease, to rag, to annoy”) (dialectal)
- ха́льо (háljo, “goof, bore, jackass”) (pejorative)
- ха́лище (hálište, “thick, rough fabric”), хали́на (halína, “rough overgarment”) (possibly)
References edit
- Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “ха́лость и ха́лось”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 484