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Russian
Etymology
волк (volk) + -о́к (-ók).
Pronunciation
Noun
волчо́к • (volčók) m anim or m inan (genitive волчка́, nominative plural волчки́, genitive plural волчко́в, relational adjective волчко́вый)
- (animate) diminutive of волк (volk): little wolf, wolf cub
- Synonym: волчо́нок (volčónok)
- (inanimate) spinning top (toy)
- Synonym: юла́ (julá)
- (animate) little bittern (bird)
- Synonym: выпь (vypʹ)
- (inanimate, regional) water sprout, epicormic shoot
- (inanimate, colloquial) peephole in a prison cell door
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “волчок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “волчок”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 164