квочка

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Russian

Pronunciation

Noun

кво́чка (kvóčkaf anim (genitive кво́чки, nominative plural кво́чки, genitive plural кво́чек)

  1. (colloquial) hen
  2. (colloquial) sitting duck, dumb cluck

Declension

Ukrainian

Квочка з курчатами

Etymology

From квок (kvok) +‎ -ка (-ka), called so because brooding hens often cluck to call their chicks. Compare Bulgarian ква́чка (kváčka).

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Noun

кво́чка (kvóčkaf animal (genitive кво́чки, nominative plural кво́чки, genitive plural кво́чок)

  1. brooding hen

Declension

Declension of кво́чка
(animal hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
singular plural
nominative кво́чка
kvóčka
кво́чки
kvóčky
genitive кво́чки
kvóčky
кво́чок
kvóčok
dative кво́чці
kvóčci
кво́чкам
kvóčkam
accusative кво́чку
kvóčku
кво́чки, кво́чок
kvóčky, kvóčok
instrumental кво́чкою
kvóčkoju
кво́чками
kvóčkamy
locative кво́чці
kvóčci
кво́чках
kvóčkax
vocative кво́чко
kvóčko
кво́чки
kvóčky

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