шлюха
Russian
Etymology
From шля́ться (šljátʹsja, “to gad about, hang around, gallivant, hang about”).
For semantic parallels, compare:
- блядь (bljadʹ), блудни́ца (bludníca) (also Bulgarian блудни́ца (bludníca)) related to блуд (blud), блуди́ть (bludítʹ), блужда́ть (bluždátʹ);
- потаску́ха (potaskúxa) related to таска́ть (taskátʹ), таска́ться (taskátʹsja); French traînée (< traîner);
- Czech běhna (“tramp, floozie (promiscuous woman)”), poběhlice related to běhat, Russian бе́гать (bégatʹ), бег (beg), see also Proto-Slavic *potьběga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʂlʲuxə]
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Noun
шлю́ха • (šljúxa) f anim (genitive шлю́хи, nominative plural шлю́хи, genitive plural шлюх, relational adjective шлю́ший, diminutive шлю́шка)
- (highly vulgar) slut, whore, trollop, strumpet, streetwalker
- Synonyms: ку́рва (kúrva), проститу́тка (prostitútka)
Declension
Declension of шлю́ха (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a)
Derived terms
- шлюхова́тый (šljuxovátyj)
See also
- (vulgar): блядь f (bljadʹ)
- потаску́ха f (potaskúxa)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “шлюха”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999), “шляться”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 418
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “шлюха”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
- See: Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “шлендать”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.