Belarusian

Conjunction

хто • ‎(xto)

1. who

Pronoun

хто • ‎(xto)

1. who (relative pronoun)
2. who (interrogative pronoun)

Declension

Derived terms

• не́хта ‎(njéxta)
• ніхто́ ‎(nixtó)
• хтось ‎(xtosʹ)
• хто́сьці ‎(xtósʹci)

See also

• што ‎(što)

Russian

Etymology

Possibly from Ukrainian хто ‎(xto).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xto]

Conjunction

хто • ‎(xto)

1. (proscribed, low colloquial, nonstandard, Ukraine, Belarus, South Russia) who, non-standard form of кто ‎(kto)

Pronoun

хто • ‎(xto)

1. (proscribed, low colloquial, nonstandard, Ukraine, Belarus, South Russia) who, non-standard form of кто ‎(kto)

   Ну хто тебе́ тако́е сказа́л?!‎

   Nu xto tebé takóje skazál?!

   Who on earth told you this?!

Usage notes

• The term is typical for Surzhyk or Balachka regionalisms.
• Seldom used in writing, only to convey the actual pronunciation of people, e.g. the accent of Don or Kuban Cossacks.

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъto, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos-tod, (compare *kʷis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxtɔ]

Conjunction

хто • ‎(xto)

1. who

Pronoun

хто • ‎(xto)

1. who (relative pronoun)
2. who (interrogative pronoun)

Declension

Derived terms

• хтось ‎(xtosʹ)
• ніхто́ ‎(nixtó)