захолустье

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Mongol зах (zax, small, further) +‎ улс (uls, country)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [zəxɐˈɫusʲtʲje]

Noun[edit]

захолу́стье (zaxolústʹjen inan (genitive захолу́стья, nominative plural захолу́стья, genitive plural захолу́стий, relational adjective захолу́стный)

  1. backwater, hinterland (a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.)

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

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