хороший

See also: хорошій

Russian

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Etymology

From Old East Slavic хорошь (xorošĭ) (13th century). Cognate with Ukrainian хоро́ший (xoróšyj), Belarusian харо́шы (xaróšy), харашы́цца (xarašýcca, to boast, to swagger). Further etymology unclear; probably originally abbreviated from the -шь form of хоро́брый (xoróbryj) from Proto-Slavic *xorbrъ (brave), hence cognate with хра́брый (xrábryj, brave), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic храбръ (xrabrŭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xɐˈroʂɨj]
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  • Hyphenation: хо‧ро́‧ший

Adjective

хоро́ший (xoróšij) (comparative (по)лу́чше or лу́чший, superlative лу́чший or наилу́чший)

  1. good
    Он был хоро́шим челове́ком.On byl xoróšim čelovékom.He was a good person.
  2. fine, nice
  3. pretty, good-looking, handsome

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