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Russian word of the day: Хозяин

Oct 13, 2022 (see all)
хозя́ин
[ ha-zyá-een ]
Noun , masculine, feminine: хозя́йка
owner, proprietor; landlord; master; host

Morphemic analysis

хозяин
root: хозя
suffix: ин

Etymology

хозя - master (Old Russian)

Examples

  • Впервы́е за после́дние неде́ли мы сно́ва ощути́ли себя́ хозя́евами положе́ния.

    fpeer-vý-ye za pas-lyéd-nee-ye nee-dyé-lee my snó-va a-schu-tée-lee see-byá ha-zyá-ee-va-mee pa-la-zhé-nee-ya

    For the first time in recent weeks, we again felt like masters of the situation.

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  • Он оказа́лся гостеприи́мным хозя́ином.

    on a-ka-zál-sya gas-tee-pree-éem-nym ha-zyá-ee-nam

    He turned out to be a hospitable host.

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Declension of the word хозяин

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. хозя́ин хозя́ева
Genitive Gen. хозя́ина хозя́ев
Dative Dat. хозя́ину хозя́евам
Accusative Acc. хозя́ина хозя́ев
Instrumental Inst. хозя́ином хозя́евами
Prepositional Prep. хозя́ине хозя́евах

Declension of the word хозяйка

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. хозя́йка хозя́йки
Genitive Gen. хозя́йки хозя́ек
Dative Dat. хозя́йке хозя́йкам
Accusative Acc. хозя́йку хозя́ек
Instrumental Inst. хозя́йкой хозя́йками
Prepositional Prep. хозя́йке хозя́йках

Same stem words

хозя́йство [ha-zyáî-stva] Noun , neuter
household, economy, farm

Additional examples

  • Кварти́ра была́ обста́влена с учётом потре́бностей са́мого взыска́тельного хозя́ина.

    kvar-tée-ra by-la ap-stáv-lee-na s u-chyó-tam pat-ryéb-nas-tyeî sá-ma-va- vzys-ká-teel'-na-va ha-zyá-ee-na

    The apartment was furnished to meet the needs of the most demanding owner.

  • Хозя́ева кварти́ры, похо́же, эконо́мили на всём, и глазка́ в две́ри не́ было.

    ha-zyá-ee-va kvar-tée-ry, pa-hó-zhe, e-ka-nó-mee-lee na fsyom, ee glas-ká v dvee-rée nyé by-la.

    The owners of the apartment seemed to save on everything, so there was no peephole in the door.

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