ходячий

Russian

Etymology

ход(и́ть) (xod(ítʹ)) + -я́чий (-jáčij). Doublet of ходя́щий (xodjáščij), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xɐˈdʲæt͡ɕɪj]

Adjective

ходя́чий (xodjáčij)

  1. walking
    ходячий больнойxodjačij bolʹnojwalking patient
  2. current
    ходячая истинаxodjačaja istinatruism
    ходячее мнениеxodjačeje mnenijecurrent/common opinion
    ходячая фразаxodjačaja frazacurrent phrase; catchword; byword
    ходячие мощи (ironically)xodjačije mošči (ironically)a walking skeleton
  3. (figuratively) walking, personified, incarnate
    ходячее доказательствоxodjačeje dokazatelʹstvowalking proof
    ходячая энциклопедияxodjačaja enciklopedijawalking encyclopaedia
    ходячая добродетельxodjačaja dobrodetelʹvirtue incarnate

Declension

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