холм

See also: Холм

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xъlmъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xoɫm]
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Noun

холм • (xolmm inan (genitive холма́, nominative plural холмы́, genitive plural холмо́в, diminutive хо́лмик)

  1. hill
    Meronyms: верши́на (veršína), склон (sklon), подно́жие (podnóžije)

Usage notes

  • Accent pattern a (хо́лма, хо́лмы, хо́лмах, etc.) is found in Church Slavonic[1] and classical poetry (cf. the Pushkin quotation above).

Declension

Derived terms

Compound words:

  • холмообра́зный (xolmoobráznyj)

Related via Proto-Indo-European *kelH-:

References

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

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