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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xobotъ. Cognate with Belarusian хо́бат (xóbat).
Pronunciation
Noun
хо́бот • (xóbot) m inan (genitive хо́бота, nominative plural хо́боты, genitive plural хо́ботов, diminutive хобото́к)
- trunk (extended nasal organ of an elephant)
Declension
Descendants
Further reading
- хобот in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xobotъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
хо́бот • (xóbot) m inan (genitive хо́бота, nominative plural хо́боти, genitive plural хо́ботів, relational adjective хо́ботний, diminutive хобото́к)
- trunk (extended nasal organ of an elephant)
- proboscis (of animal)
Declension
Declension of хо́бот (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
References
Further reading
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “хобот”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “хобот”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “хобот”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “хобот”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)