хвостик

Russian

Etymology

хвост (xvost) + -ик (-ik)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxvosʲtʲɪk]

Noun

хво́стик (xvóstik) m inan (genitive хво́стика, nominative plural хво́стики, genitive plural хво́стиков)

  1. diminutive of хвост (xvost): (small) tail
  2. (colloquial) an additional amount
    ему́ пятьдеся́т лет с хво́стикомjemú pjatʹdesját let s xvóstikomhe is on the shady side of fifty
    сто рубле́й с хво́стикомsto rubléj s xvóstikomone hundred roubles odd
  3. squiggle (in writing), tail, end, hook (e.g. of the comma)
  4. pigtail, ponytail

Declension

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