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Words of the Brothers Karamazov · 157 headwords

Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.

хаос

chaos 3 times

хаос

noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular

характер

character; of character; in character 76 times

характер, характера, характером, характере, характеру, характеры, характерами, характеров

noun, genitive, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular; noun, instrumental, masculine, singular

характерный

characteristic; telling; most characteristic 22 times

характерная, характерной, характерен, характерно, характерное, характерным, характерными, характерную and 6 more

adjective, nominative, feminine, singular; adjective, genitive, feminine, singular; adjective, masculine, singular

харя

mug 5 times

харя, хари

noun, nominative, feminine, singular; noun, genitive, feminine, singular

хвалить

praise; praising; applaud 13 times

хвалить, хвалили, хваля, хвалит, хвалят, хвалите, хвали, хвалил and 1 more

verb, active, infinitive, imperfective; verb, past, indicative, active, plural, imperfective; verb, present, active, converb, imperfective

хвост

train; the tail; his tail 13 times

хвостом, хвост, хвоста, хвосту, хвосты

noun, instrumental, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular; noun, genitive, masculine, singular

хер

kher once

хер

"Хер" is the old Church Slavonic name for the letter "Х," which later became vulgar slang — the joke behind the narrator's remark.

хи

hee; he-he 16 times

хи, Хи

хладнокровно

coolly; cold-bloodedly; in cold blood 3 times

хладнокровно

хлеб

bread; of bread; loaves 49 times

хлеба, хлебы, хлеб, хлебом, хлебах, хлебами, хлебу, Хлеба

noun, genitive, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, plural; noun, instrumental, masculine, singular

Archaic plural of хлеб ('loaves of bread'), distinct from modern хлеба.

хлопка

peasant girls once

хлопок

Polonism (chłopka), not the Russian word for "cotton" — mocking dialect for peasant women.

хлопоты

trouble; troubles; bustle 8 times

хлопот, хлопоты, хлопотах, хлопотами

noun, genitive, plural; noun, nominative, feminine, plural; noun, nominative, plural

хмелеть

was getting drunk; to grow tipsy; growing tipsy 3 times

хмелел, хмелеть, хмелея

verb, past, indicative, active, singular, imperfective; verb, active, infinitive, imperfective; verb, present, active, converb, imperfective

хмельный

tipsy; drunken 4 times

хмельная, хмельны, хмельном, хмельному

adjective, nominative, feminine, singular; adjective, short form, plural; adjective, locative, masculine, singular

ход

course; circulation; passage 15 times

ход, ходу, ходе, ходом, ходы, хода

noun, locative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular; noun, instrumental, masculine, singular

ходить

come; walk; go 136 times

ходить, ходил, ходит, ходят, хожу, ходи, ходили, ходите and 10 more

verb, past, indicative, active, singular, imperfective; verb, active, infinitive, imperfective; verb, present, indicative, active, third, singular, imperfective

«Ходи изба, ходи печь» is a folk-song refrain, literally addressing the cottage and stove as if dancing along — figurative for wild revelry.

хозяйка

the landlady; landlady; the hostess 22 times

хозяйка, хозяйки, хозяйкой, хозяйкам, хозяйке, хозяек, Хозяйка

noun, nominative, feminine, singular; noun, genitive, feminine, singular; noun, instrumental, feminine, singular

хозяин

the landlord; the host; the owners 48 times

хозяин, хозяина, Хозяин, хозяину, хозяев, хозяева, Хозяева, хозяином and 1 more

noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, plural; noun, accusative, masculine, singular

холод

the cold; cold; with cold 10 times

холоду, холод, холоде, холодов, холода, холодом

noun, accusative, masculine, singular; noun, locative, masculine, singular; noun, genitive, masculine, singular

холостой

unmarried; single; bachelor 5 times

холостой, холостого

adjective, nominative, masculine, singular; adjective, genitive, feminine, singular; adjective, genitive, masculine, singular

хоронить

to bury; buried; had buried 10 times

хоронить, хоронили, хоронила, хоронившим

verb, active, infinitive, imperfective; verb, past, indicative, active, plural, imperfective; verb, past, indicative, active, singular, imperfective

хороший

good; better; the best 229 times

лучше, хорошо, хороший, хорошего, хорошее, хороша, Лучше, хорошая and 23 more

adjective, comparative; adjective, neuter, singular; adjective, nominative, masculine, singular

Ironic: 'some fine god you've got.'

хотеть

want; wanted; wants 558 times

хочу, хотел, хочет, хотите, хочешь, хотела, хотели, Хотел and 16 more

verb, past, indicative, active, singular, imperfective; verb, present, indicative, active, first, singular, imperfective; verb, present, indicative, active, third, singular, imperfective

"Хотеть за тебя" echoes the earlier idiom "пойти за" — it means she wants him, not just wants something from him.

хоть

though; even; at least 290 times

хоть, Хоть, хоша

adverb; particle; subordinating conjunction

"Хоть не X, так Y" is a paired construction: "if not by X, then by Y."

хотя

though; although; even 302 times

хотя, Хотя

subordinating conjunction; particle; conjunction (concessive)

Idiom "хотя бы" = "if only / even if."

храниться

were kept; which was kept twice

хранилось, хранившегося

verb, past, indicative, passive, singular, imperfective; verb, past, active, participle, masculine, singular, genitive, imperfective

хранившегося is a past active participle of храниться, agreeing genitive with Смарагдова.

христианский

Christian; of Christian; those of Christianity 14 times

христианское, христианским, христианская, христианского, христианскими, христианской

adjective, nominative, neuter, singular; adjective, nominative, feminine, singular; adjective, instrumental, masculine, singular

христов

Christ's; of Christ; Christian 17 times

Христова, Христов, Христово, Христову, Христовой, Христовых

adjective, genitive, neuter, singular; adjective, accusative, masculine, singular; possessive adjective, nominative, neuter, singular

христос

Christ; by Christ; for Christ's 30 times

Христа, Христос, Христом, Христу

proper noun, nominative, masculine, singular; proper noun, genitive, masculine, singular; proper noun, accusative, masculine, singular

Христом-богом молить = an intense idiomatic entreaty, "to beg by Christ and God."

художественный

artistic; artful 4 times

художественные, художественная, художественного

adjective, nominative, plural; adjective, accusative, plural; adjective, nominative, feminine, singular

Seen once or twice

хаживать

used to go; would call twice

халатик

dressing gown once

хан

Khans once

ханжество

hypocrisy once

хапуга

the grasping fellow once

характерность

character once

харита

of the Graces once

харьковский

of Kharkov once

хвала

praise; a praise twice

хвалебный

praising once

хвалиться

was boasting; boasts twice

хвастаться

boasted once

хвастовство

boasting once

хвастун

a braggart once

хвастунишка

a little braggart once

хвататься

he clutches; clutch twice

хватиться

missed; missed it twice

хвостище

the big tail once

херувимская

the Cherubic Hymn once

херувимчик

little cherubs once

хилый

feeble; sickly twice

химический

chemical twice

хитрить

you're being sly once

хладнокровный

cooler once

хлебосол

host once

хлебушек

of bread once

хлопать

would clap once

хлопотливый

a fretful business; troublesome twice

хлопья

flakes once

хлынуть

gushed once

хмель

drink once

хмельной

tipsy once

хмурый

scowling; sullen twice

хныкать

whimpering once

хозяйственный

household once

холм

hills once

холодненький

nice and cold; cold twice

холодность

his coldness once

холодок

chill once

холостяк

bachelors once

холст

sackcloth; coarse cloth twice

хорониться

hide myself once

хотевший

unwilling once

Хотя

although once

хохлаковой

Hohlakov once

Хохлаковы

Khokhlakov once

хохлаковы

the Khokhlakovs'; the Khokhlakovs twice

храбро

brave once

храбрость

valor once

храмовой

church once

хранение

the keeping twice

хрипеть

wheezed once

христиански

(Christian) once

хромать

limping once

хронометр

chronometer once

художник

painters; artist twice

худощавый

gaunt; lean twice

хула

a reproach once

хулитель

slanderers once

хутор

a Farm once

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Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Fyodor Dostoevsky, d. 1881; Russian from the Nauka academic edition via ru.wikisource).
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Two whoopie pies and a pine. An inside joke.