охота

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈxotə]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oxota, derived from хоте́ть (xotétʹ).

Noun

охо́та • (oxóta) f inan (genitive охо́ты, nominative plural охо́ты, genitive plural охо́т)

  1. wish, inclination, desire
Declension
Descendants
  • Ingrian: ohvotta

Predicative

охо́та • (oxóta)

  1. what makes...do something; what do/does...see in something; what do/does...get out of something
    Охо́та ему́ занима́ться э́тим?!Oxóta jemú zanimátʹsja étim?!What makes him do it?!
    Что́ вам за охо́та?!Štó vam za oxóta?!What makes you do it?!

Etymology 2

Came into use as taboo avoidance of an earlier word лов (lov); derived from Etymology 1.

Noun

охо́та • (oxóta) f inan (genitive охо́ты, nominative plural охо́ты, genitive plural охо́т)

  1. hunt, hunting
    Дра́ма на охо́теDráma na oxóteDrama on the hunt (Russian title of the novel "The Shooting Party")
  2. shooting, game shooting, fowling
  3. chase
Declension
Descendants

References

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