кот в мешке

Russian

Etymology

Calque of French (acheter) chat en poche.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkot v‿mʲɪʂˈkʲe]

Noun

ко́т в мешке́ (kót v mešké) m inan (genitive кота́ в мешке́, nominative plural коты́ в мешке́, genitive plural кото́в в мешке́)

  1. pig in a poke (literally, cat in a sack)

Declension

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