хобот

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Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xobotъ. Cognate with Belarusian хо́бат (xóbat).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -obət

Noun

хо́бот (xóbotm inan (genitive хо́бота, nominative plural хо́боты, genitive plural хо́ботов, diminutive хобото́к)

  1. trunk (extended nasal organ of an elephant)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Czech: chobot
    • Slovak: chobot

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хобот”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “хобот”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 345
  • Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “хобот”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
  • Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “хобот”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка (in Russian), volumes 2: (Начать – Я), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 493

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xobotъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

хо́бот (xóbotm inan (genitive хо́бота, nominative plural хо́боти, genitive plural хо́ботів, relational adjective хо́ботний, diminutive хобото́к)

  1. trunk (extended nasal organ of an elephant)
  2. proboscis (of animal)

Declension

Declension of хо́бот
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative хо́бот
xóbot
хо́боти
xóboty
genitive хо́бота
xóbota
хо́ботів
xóbotiv
dative хо́ботові, хо́боту
xóbotovi, xóbotu
хо́ботам
xóbotam
accusative хо́бот
xóbot
хо́боти
xóboty
instrumental хо́ботом
xóbotom
хо́ботами
xóbotamy
locative хо́боті
xóboti
хо́ботах
xóbotax
vocative хо́боте
xóbote
хо́боти
xóboty

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