харч

Belarusian

Alternative forms

charč, charcz — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic харчь (xarčĭ), from Arabic خَرْج (ḵarj, “expenditure, outlay, expense, costs”), via a Turkic language: compare Turkish harç, Azerbaijani xərc.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [xart͡ʂ]
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Noun

харч • (xarč) m inan (genitive ха́рчу, nominative plural харчы́, genitive plural харчо́ў)

food, grub
Synonyms: яда́ (jadá), е́жа (jéža)
(figuratively) food for thought

Declension

Declension of харч (inan hard masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	харч xarč	харчы́ xarčý
genitive	ха́рчу xárču	харчо́ў xarčóŭ
dative	ха́рчу xárču	харча́м xarčám
accusative	харч xarč	харчы́ xarčý
instrumental	ха́рчам xárčam	харча́мі xarčámi
locative	ха́рчы xárčy	харча́х xarčáx
count form	—	ха́рчы¹ xárčy¹

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

“харч”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
“харч” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic харчь (xarčĭ), from Arabic خَرْج (ḵarj, “expenditure, outlay, expense, costs”), via a Turkic language: compare Turkish harç, Azerbaijani xərc.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [xart͡ɕ]

Noun

харч • (xarč) m inan (genitive ха́рча, nominative plural харчи́, genitive plural харче́й)

(colloquial, usually in the plural) grub, food
Synonyms: жратва́ (žratvá), кормёжка (kormjóžka), ха́вчик (xávčik)

перебира́ть харча́ми ― perebirátʹ xarčámi ― to be overly picky (also figuratively)

мета́ть харч ― metátʹ xarč ― to vomit

Declension

Declension of харч (inan masc-form sibilant-stem accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	ха́рч xárč	харчи́ xarčí
genitive	ха́рча xárča	харче́й xarčéj
dative	ха́рчу xárču	харча́м xarčám
accusative	ха́рч xárč	харчи́ xarčí
instrumental	ха́рчем xárčem	харча́ми xarčámi
prepositional	ха́рче xárče	харча́х xarčáx

Related terms

еда́ (jedá)
пи́ща (píšča)
пита́ние (pitánije)
яство (jastvo)

References

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

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic харчь (xarčĭ), from Arabic خَرْج (ḵarj, “expenditure, outlay, expense, costs”), via a Turkic language: compare Turkish harç, Azerbaijani xərc.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [xart͡ʃ]
Audio (file)

Noun

харч • (xarč) m inan or f inan (genitive ха́рчу or ха́рчі, nominative plural харчі́, genitive plural харчі́в, relational adjective харчови́й)

(often in the plural) food, grub

Declension

(masculine)

Declension of харч (inan semisoft masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	харч xarč	харчі́ xarčí
genitive	ха́рчу xárču	харчі́в xarčív
dative	ха́рчеві, ха́рчу xárčevi, xárču	харча́м xarčám
accusative	харч xarč	харчі́ xarčí
instrumental	ха́рчем xárčem	харча́ми xarčámy
locative	ха́рчу, ха́рчі xárču, xárči	харча́х xarčáx
vocative	ха́рчу xárču	харчі́ xarčí

(feminine)

Declension of харч (inan 3rd-decl fem-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	харч xarč	харчі́ xarčí
genitive	ха́рчі xárči	харчі́в xarčív
dative	ха́рчі xárči	харча́м xarčám
accusative	харч xarč	харчі́ xarčí
instrumental	ха́рчю xárčju	харча́ми xarčámy
locative	ха́рчі xárči	харча́х xarčáx
vocative	ха́рче xárče	харчі́ xarčí

Derived terms

харчува́ти (xarčuváty), харчува́тися (xarčuvátysja)
харчува́ння (xarčuvánnja)

References

Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “харч”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “харч”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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