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Russian
Etymology
во́лос (vólos) + -ок (-ok)
Pronunciation
Noun
волосо́к • (volosók) m inan (genitive волоска́, nominative plural волоски́, genitive plural волоско́в)
- diminutive of во́лос (vólos): (small) hair
- висе́ть / держа́ться на волоске́ ― visétʹ / deržátʹsja na voloské ― to hang by a thread
- hairspring (of a watch); filament (of a bulb)
Declension