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Etymology

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Хворать (xvoratʹ) ("to be sick, to be ill") + (-ʹ). Cognate with German Geschwür ("ulcer").

Pronunciation

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Noun

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хворь (xvorʹf inan (genitive хво́ри, nominative plural хво́ри, genitive plural хво́рей)

  1. (colloquial) illness

Declension

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