хорт

See also: xort

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • хірт (xirt) (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Old Ruthenian хортъ (xort), Old East Slavic хъртъ (xŭrtŭ), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *xъrtъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xɔrt]

Noun

хорт • (xortm animal (genitive хо́рта, nominative plural хо́рти, genitive plural хо́ртів)

  1. a greyhound, a sighthound
  2. (specifically) a borzoi dog

Synonyms

  • борза (borza) (sense 2)

Derived terms

  • хортови́й (xortovýj, fast, swift)

References