охота

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈxotə]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oxota, derived from хоте́ть (xotétʹ).

Noun

охо́та • (oxóta) f inan (genitive охо́ты, nominative plural охо́ты, genitive plural охо́т)

  1. wish, inclination, desire
Declension
Descendants
  • → Ingrian: ohvotta

Predicative

охо́та • (oxóta)

  1. what makes...do something; what do/does...see in something; what do/does...get out of something
    Охо́та ему́ занима́ться э́тим?! ― Oxóta jemú zanimátʹsja étim?! ― What makes him do it?!
    Что́ вам за охо́та?! ― Štó vam za oxóta?! ― What makes you do it?!

Etymology 2

Came into use as taboo avoidance of an earlier word лов (lov); derived from Etymology 1.

Noun

охо́та • (oxóta) f inan (genitive охо́ты, nominative plural охо́ты, genitive plural охо́т)

  1. hunt, hunting
    Дра́ма на охо́те ― Dráma na oxóte ― Drama on the hunt (Russian title of the novel "The Shooting Party")
  2. shooting, game shooting, fowling
  3. chase
Declension
Descendants

References

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