холка

Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xolъka. Per Vasmer, probably derived from хохо́л (xoxól, crest) + -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxoɫkə]

Noun

хо́лка • (xólkaf inan (genitive хо́лки, nominative plural хо́лки, genitive plural хо́лок)

  1. (anatomy) withers (part of the back of a draft animal)
    Synonym: загри́вок (zagrívok)
Declension
  • холочка (xoločka)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xɐɫˈka]

Noun

холка́ • (xolkám anim

  1. genitive/accusative singular of холо́к (xolók)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xolъka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxɔɫkɐ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

хо́лка • (xólkaf inan (genitive хо́лки, nominative plural хо́лки, genitive plural хо́лок)

  1. (anatomy) withers (part of the back of a draft animal)

Declension

Declension of хо́лка
(inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
singular plural
nominative хо́лка
xólka
хо́лки
xólky
genitive хо́лки
xólky
хо́лок
xólok
dative хо́лці
xólci
хо́лкам
xólkam
accusative хо́лку
xólku
хо́лки
xólky
instrumental хо́лкою
xólkoju
хо́лками
xólkamy
locative хо́лці
xólci
хо́лках
xólkax
vocative хо́лко
xólko
хо́лки
xólky

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