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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic хоромъ (xoromŭ), from Proto-Slavic *xormъ. Doublet of храм (xram), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [xɐˈromɨ]
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Noun edit

хоро́мы (xorómyf inan pl (genitive хоро́м, plural only)

  1. (historical) mansion
    ца́рские хоро́мы
    cárskije xorómy
    royal residence/palace
  2. (colloquial) palace
    у них не кварти́ра, а хоро́мы
    u nix ne kvartíra, a xorómy
    their flat/apartment is a real palace

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Ingrian: horoma

References edit

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