квочка

See also: Квочка

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkvot͡ɕkə]

Noun

кво́чка • (kvóčka) f anim (genitive кво́чки, nominative plural кво́чки, genitive plural кво́чек)

  1. (colloquial) hen
  2. (colloquial) sitting duck, dumb cluck

Declension

  • кво́хтать impf (kvóxtatʹ)

Ukrainian

Квочка з курчатами

Etymology

From квок (kvok) + -ка (-ka), called so because brooding hens often cluck to call their chicks. Compare Bulgarian ква́чка (kváčka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkwɔt͡ʃkɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

кво́чка • (kvóčka) f animal (genitive кво́чки, nominative plural кво́чки, genitive plural кво́чок)

  1. brooding hen

Declension

Derived terms

  • Кво́чка (Kvóčka, the Pleiades constellation)

References

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