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хер

/[xʲer]/
Russiannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    archaicthe name of the letter Х, х
  2. 2.
    slangvulgardick, cock
  3. 3.
    derogatoryslangvulgardick, contemptible person

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • хе́рить
  • похе́рить
  • охере́вший
  • охере́ть
  • охери́тельный
  • херня́
  • херо́в
  • херовина
  • херо́вый
  • херя́чить
Synonyms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic хѣръ (xěrŭ), of uncertain origin: Possibilities include: * Alternative spelling of Old Church Slavonic сѣръ (sěrŭ, “gray”) * An abbreviation of Old Church Slavonic хероувимъ (xeruvimŭ, “cherubim”), from Ancient Greek χερουβίμ (kheroubím), from Hebrew כְּרוּבִים (kərūḇīm), plural of כְּרוּב (kərūḇ). * From Ancient Greek χαῖρε (khaîre, “welcome”).

Forms

  • xerromanization
  • хе́раgenitive
  • хера́genitive
  • хѣръalternative
  • хера́^*genitive
Nominative
Singular
хе́р
Plural
херы́
Genitive
Singular
хе́ра, хера́, xéra, xerá
Plural
херо́в
Dative
Singular
хе́ру, херу́
Plural
хера́м
Accusative
Singular
хе́р, хе́ра, хера́, xéra, xerá
Plural
херы́, херо́в
Instrumental
Singular
хе́ром, херо́м
Plural
хера́ми
Prepositional
Singular
хе́ре, хере́
Plural
хера́х

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