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Russian
Etymology
конь (konʹ) + -ёк (-jók)
Pronunciation
Noun
конёк • (konjók) m anim or m inan (genitive конька́, nominative plural коньки́, genitive plural конько́в)
- (animate) diminutive of конь (konʹ): (little) horse, horsy
- морско́й конёк ― morskój konjók ― seahorse
- Конёк-Горбуно́к ― Konjók-Gorbunók ― Konyok-Gorbunok ("Little Humpbacked Horse" in the Slavic mythology)
- (inanimate) skate (ice skate or roller skate)
- одноря́дный ро́ликовый конёк ― odnorjádnyj rólikovyj konjók ― in-line skate
- (animate) hobby, fad, soapbox, favourite/favorite subject
- сесть на своего́ конька́ ― sestʹ na svojevó konʹká ― to pursue one's favorite subject, to mount one's hobby-horse
- (animate) pipit (bird)
- (inanimate) (roof) ridge, finial
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