Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xorъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From earlier *ksarus, inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *skaras, from Proto-Indo-European *skor-os, from *(s)ker- (“to scrape, to scrub, to clean”). Related to *xarъ (“gloomy, dark; dilapidated, shabby”).

Adjective

*xorъ

1. (North Slavic) dark, black

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *xorъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*xorъ	*xora	*xoro
genitive	*xora	*xory	*xora
dative	*xoru	*xorě	*xoru
accusative	*xorъ	*xorǫ	*xoro
instrumental	*xoromь	*xorojǫ	*xoromь
locative	*xorě	*xorě	*xorě
vocative	*xore	*xoro	*xoro
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*xora	*xorě	*xorě
genitive	*xoru	*xoru	*xoru
dative	*xoroma	*xorama	*xoroma
accusative	*xora	*xorě	*xorě
instrumental	*xoroma	*xorama	*xoroma
locative	*xoru	*xoru	*xoru
vocative	*xora	*xorě	*xorě
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*xori	*xory	*xora
genitive	*xorъ	*xorъ	*xorъ
dative	*xoromъ	*xoramъ	*xoromъ
accusative	*xory	*xory	*xora
instrumental	*xory	*xorami	*xory
locative	*xorěxъ	*xoraxъ	*xorěxъ
vocative	*xori	*xory	*xora

Definite declension of *xorъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*xorъjь	*xoraja	*xoroje
genitive	*xorajego	*xoryję̇	*xorajego
dative	*xorujemu	*xorěji	*xorujemu
accusative	*xorъjь	*xorǫjǫ	*xoroje
instrumental	*xoryjimь	*xorǫjǫ	*xoryjimь
locative	*xorějemь	*xorěji	*xorějemь
vocative	*xorъjь	*xoraja	*xoroje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*xoraja	*xorěji	*xorěji
genitive	*xoruju	*xoruju	*xoruju
dative	*xoryjima	*xoryjima	*xoryjima
accusative	*xoraja	*xorěji	*xorěji
instrumental	*xoryjima	*xoryjima	*xoryjima
locative	*xoruju	*xoruju	*xoruju
vocative	*xoraja	*xorěji	*xorěji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*xoriji	*xoryję̇	*xoraja
genitive	*xorъjixъ	*xorъjixъ	*xorъjixъ
dative	*xoryjimъ	*xoryjimъ	*xoryjimъ
accusative	*xoryję̇	*xoryję̇	*xoraja
instrumental	*xoryjimi	*xoryjimi	*xoryjimi
locative	*xoryjixъ	*xoryjixъ	*xoryjixъ
vocative	*xoriji	*xoryję̇	*xoraja

Derived terms

adjective

• *xorovitъ (“beautiful; kind, fine”)

 

nouns

• *xorostь (“beauty, pleasantness; convenience”)

 

verbs

• *xorxoriti (“to brag, show off; to be defiant”)

 

Related terms

• *xoroščьnъ (“beautiful; good”)
• *xarъ (“gloomy, dark; dilapidated, shabby”)
  • *xarati, *xariti
  • *xarobylьje n, *xarobura f
  • *xaropǫditi

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • ⇒ Ukrainian: (dialectal) прихо́рний (pryxórnyj, “well-dressed”) (< *prixoriti < *xoriti < *xorъ)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: (dialectal) chory (“dark, black”)
    • ⇒ Czech: chorýš m (“black bread”)
  • Polish: chory (“black (about flour, bread)”)

Further reading

• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), “прихорний”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 583
• Петлева, И. П. (1985) “Укр. диал. прихо́рний, рус. хоро́брый (слав. xorbrъ)”, in Этимология 1982, Moscow, pages 36-37