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Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xobotъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
хобо́т • (hobót) m
- trunk (extended nasal organ of an elephant)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | хобо́т hobót |
хобо́ти hobóti |
| definite (subject form) |
хобо́тът hobótǎt |
хобо́тите hobótite |
| definite (object form) |
хобо́та hobóta | |
| count form | — | хобо́та hobóta |
Russian
Alternative forms
- хо́ботъ (xóbot) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
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
Declension of хо́бот (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
Derived terms
- хо́ботное n anim (xóbotnoje)
Descendants
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
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “хобот”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
- 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)
Declension
| 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 |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “хобот”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “хобот”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
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)