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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek χορεῖος (khoreîos), related to χορός (khorós, choir, chorus).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [xɐˈrʲej]
  • IPA(key): [xɐˈrɛj] (phonetic respelling: хорэ́й)

Noun

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хоре́й (xoréj, xorɛ́jm inan (genitive хоре́я, nominative plural хоре́и, genitive plural хоре́ев)

  1. trochee
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References

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

Etymology 2

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A Samoyedic borrowing: compare Tundra Nenets хар (xar°, knife).[1]

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Noun

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хоре́й (xoréjm inan (genitive хоре́я, nominative plural хоре́и, genitive plural хоре́ев)

  1. (dialectal) sharp pole for driving on reindeer
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References

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  1. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хорей”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  2. ^ Dal, Vladimir (1909) “харей”, in Толковый Словарь живого великорусскаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 4, товарищество М. О. Вольфъ, page 1168
  3. ^ Dal, Vladimir (1909) “2. хорей”, in Толковый Словарь живого великорусскаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 4, товарищество М. О. Вольфъ, page 1220

Etymology 3

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Noun

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хоре́й (xoréjm anim pl

  1. genitive/accusative plural of хорь (xorʹ)