Inherited from Old Slovak hoc, from earlier hoďa, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *xotę. Cognate with Polish choć, Russian хотя́, хоть (xotjá, xotʹ), Slovak hoci and Ukrainian хоч (xoč).

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦɔt͡ʃ]
• Rhymes: -ɔt͡ʃ
• Hyphenation: гоч

гоч (hoč)

1. albeit, although, even though, though
2. (when repeated) be / whether … or

   Кажди пред законом єднаки, гоч є богати, гоч худобни.

   Každi pred zakonom jednaki, hoč je bohati, hoč xudobni.

   Everyone is equal before the law, be they rich or poor.

3. (when repeated) either … or

гоч (hoč)

1. ever, no matter

   Synonym: (colloquial, Serbism) ґод (god)

   гоч дзе ― hoč dze ― whereever

   гоч кеди ― hoč kedi ― whenever

   гоч кельо ― hoč kelʹo ― no matter how much

   гоч чий ― hoč čij ― whosever

   гоч цо! ― hoč co! ― whatever!

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “гоч”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “although”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 22