Хома
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic Ѳѡма (Θoma), from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs).
Foreign Ф /f/ was replaced by Хв /xw/ in colloquial speech, which was reduced to /x/ before rounded vowels. Compare the wh-cluster reduction in English who.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xɔˈma]
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Proper noun
Хома́ • (Xomá) m pers (genitive Хоми́, nominative plural Хо́ми, genitive plural Хом)
- a male given name, Khoma, equivalent to English Thomas or Russian Фома́ (Fomá)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Хома́ Xomá |
Хо́ми Xómy |
| genitive | Хоми́ Xomý |
Хом Xom |
| dative | Хомі́ Xomí |
Хо́мам Xómam |
| accusative | Хому́ Xomú |
Хом Xom |
| instrumental | Хомо́ю Xomóju |
Хо́мами Xómamy |
| locative | Хомі́ Xomí |
Хо́мах Xómax |
| vocative | Хо́мо Xómo |
Хо́ми Xómy |
References
- “Хома”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)