хвостовка
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Russian
Etymology
хвост (xvost) + -овка (-ovka) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
хвосто́вка • (xvostóvka) f inan or f anim (genitive хвосто́вки, nominative plural хвосто́вки, genitive plural хвосто́вок)
- (university slang) document for tracking exam retakes (arrears, backlogs)
- long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus a.k.a. Parus caudatus)
- Synonym: длиннохво́стая сини́ца (dlinnoxvóstaja siníca)
- Urochloa
- Synonym: урохло́я (uroxlója)
Declension
Declension of хвосто́вка (bian fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | хвосто́вка xvostóvka |
хвосто́вки xvostóvki |
| genitive | хвосто́вки xvostóvki |
хвосто́вок xvostóvok |
| dative | хвосто́вке xvostóvke |
хвосто́вкам xvostóvkam |
| accusative animate inanimate |
хвосто́вку xvostóvku |
хвосто́вок xvostóvok |
| хвосто́вки xvostóvki | ||
| instrumental | хвосто́вкой, хвосто́вкою xvostóvkoj, xvostóvkoju |
хвосто́вками xvostóvkami |
| prepositional | хвосто́вке xvostóvke |
хвосто́вках xvostóvkax |
Related terms
References
Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “хвост”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.