хрен

Russian

Хрен (1)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *xrěnъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xrʲen]
  • (file)

Noun

хрен (xren) m inan or m anim (genitive хре́на, nominative plural хре́ны, genitive plural хре́нов)

  1. (inanimate) horseradish (plant, condiment)
  2. (inanimate, euphemistic, colloquial) cock, dick (in vulgar expressions)
    Ни хрена́ не понима́ю, как э́то собра́ть. (note the stress)
    Ni xrená ne ponimáju, kak éto sobrátʹ.
    I understand bugger-all about how to put this together.
    Како́го хре́на он пришёл? (note the stress)
    Kakóvo xréna on prišól?
    What the fuck did he come for?
  3. (animate, derogatory, colloquial) old fart

Declension

Synonyms

  • (cock, vulgar): хуй (xuj), хер (xer)
  • (euphemisms): шиш (šiš), фиг (fig)
  • (old fart): хрыч (xryč), ста́рый хрыч (stáryj xryč)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *xrěnъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xrên/

Noun

хре̏н m (Latin spelling hrȅn)

  1. horseradish

Declension

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