волчок
Russian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vɐɫˈt͡ɕɵk]
Noun
волчо́к • (volčók) m anim or m inan (genitive волчка́, nominative plural волчки́, genitive plural волчко́в, relational adjective волчко́вый)
- (animate) diminutive of волк (volk): little wolf, wolf cub
- Synonym: волчо́нок (volčónok)
- (inanimate) spinning top (toy)
- Synonym: юла́ (julá)
- (animate) little bittern (bird)
- Synonym: выпь (vypʹ)
- (inanimate, regional) water sprout, epicormic shoot
- (inanimate, colloquial) peephole in a prison cell door
Declension
Declension of волчо́к (bian masc-form velar-stem accent-b reduc)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | волчо́к volčók |
волчки́ volčkí | |
| genitive | волчка́ volčká |
волчко́в volčkóv | |
| dative | волчку́ volčkú |
волчка́м volčkám | |
| accusative | animate | волчка́ volčká |
волчко́в volčkóv |
| inanimate | волчо́к volčók |
волчки́ volčkí | |
| instrumental | волчко́м volčkóm |
волчка́ми volčkámi | |
| prepositional | волчке́ volčké |
волчка́х volčkáx | |
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “волчок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “волчок”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 164