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Belarusian
Etymology
Cognate with Ukrainian ковту́н (kovtún), Russian колту́н (koltún), and Polish kołtun.
Pronunciation
Noun
каўту́н • (kaŭtún) m inan (genitive каўтуна́, nominative plural каўтуны́, genitive plural каўтуно́ў)
- densely matted hair; plica polonica
Declension
Declension of каўту́н (inan hard masc-form accent-b)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “каўтун” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1988), “каўтун”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 4 (К – ка́ята), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 311