хорёк

Russian

хорёк

Etymology

Diminutive of хорь (xorʹ), inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъxorь (literally ferret, stinky)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xɐˈrʲɵk]
  • (file)

Noun

хорёк • (xorjók) m anim (genitive хорька́, nominative plural хорьки́, genitive plural хорько́в)

  1. polecat, ferret (mammal)
  2. (archaic) a deserter who esaped the army and joined any para-military group during the Russian Civil War (1917-24)

Declension

Descendants

  • Komi-Zyrian: корек (korek)
  • Ingrian: harjokka
  • Votic: harjokkõ
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.