хижка

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak chyžka. By surface analysis, хижа (xiža) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxiʒka]
• Rhymes: -iʃka
• Hyphenation: хиж‧ка

Noun

хижка (xižka) f (diminutive хижочка)

1. diminutive of хижа (xiža): small house, small room

   псова хижка ― psova xižka ― kennel (literally, “dog's small house”)

2. summer kitchen
3. hut, storeroom

Declension

Declension of хижка

	singular	plural
nominative	хижка xižka	хижки xižki
genitive	хижки xižki	хижкох xižkox
dative	хижки xižki	хижком xižkom
accusative	хижку xižku	хижки xižki
instrumental	хижку xižku	хижками xižkami
locative	хижки xižki	хижкох xižkox
vocative	хижко xižko	хижки xižki

Further reading

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “хижка”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy