хрен
Russian
Alternative forms
- хрѣнъ (xrěn) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xrʲen]
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Etymology 1
Inherited from Old East Slavic хрѣнъ (xrěnŭ)?, from Proto-Slavic *xrěnъ (“horseradish”).
Noun
хрен • (xren) m inan (genitive хре́на or хрена́*, nominative plural хре́ны, genitive plural хре́нов, relational adjective хрено́вый) (* See usage notes.)
- horseradish (plant, condiment)
- (inanimate, minced oath, colloquial) prick (penis); used as a general curse
- Synonyms: (vulgar) хуй (xuj), (vulgar) хер (xer), (euphemism) шиш (šiš), (euphemism) фиг (fig)
- Ни хрена́ не понима́ю, как э́то собра́ть. (note the stress) ― Ni xrená ne ponimáju, kak éto sobrátʹ. ― I understand bugger-all about how to put this together.
- Како́го хре́на он пришёл? (note the stress) ― Kakóvo xréna on prišól? ― What the hell did he come for?
- Хре́н тебе́! (note the stress) ― Xrén tebé! ― Nuts to you!
Usage notes
- When used in the expressions ни хрена́ (ni xrená) and до хрена́ (do xrená), the last syllable should be stressed.
Declension
Etymology 2
Euphemistic alteration of хуй (xuj, a vulgar curse) or хер (xer, a less vulgar version), influenced by the noun хрен (xren, “horseradish”).
Noun
хрен • (xren) m inan or m anim (genitive хре́на, nominative plural хре́ны, genitive plural хре́нов, relational adjective хрено́вый)
- (animate, derogatory, colloquial) prick, asshole (a term of contempt for a man)
- (animate, derogatory, colloquial) old fart
- Synonyms: хрыч (xryč), ста́рый хрыч (stáryj xryč)
Declension
Derived terms
- хрено́вина f (xrenóvina), хреноте́нь f (xrenoténʹ), хрень f (xrenʹ), хренову́ха f (xrenovúxa)
- хре́нов (xrénov), хрено́вый (xrenóvyj)
- охренева́ть impf (oxrenevátʹ), охрене́ть pf (oxrenétʹ)
- хрен с горы́ (xren s gorý)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xrěnъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xrên/
Declension
Further reading
- “хрен” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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