волчок

Russian

Etymology

волк (volk) + -о́к (-ók).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɐlˈt͡ɕɵk]

Noun

волчо́к (volčók) m anim or m inan (genitive волчка́, nominative plural волчки́, genitive plural волчко́в)

  1. little wolf, wolf cub: diminutive of волк (volk) (animate)
  2. spinning top (a toy, inanimate)
  3. little bittern (a bird, animate)
  4. (regional) water sprout, epicormic shoot (inanimate)
  5. (colloquial) peephole in a prison cell door

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