хоромы

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [xɐˈromɨ]
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Noun

хоро́мы • (xorómy) f 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
Declension of хоро́мы (inan pl-only fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
plural
nominative хоро́мы
xorómy
genitive хоро́м
xoróm
dative хоро́мам
xorómam
accusative хоро́мы
xorómy
instrumental хоро́мами
xorómami
prepositional хоро́мах
xorómax

Descendants
  • → Ingrian: horoma

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