холка

Russian

Etymology 1

Per Vasmer, probably derived from хохо́л (xoxól, “crest”) + -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈxolkə]

Noun

хо́лка • (xólka) f inan (genitive хо́лки, nominative plural хо́лки, genitive plural хо́лок)

  1. (anatomy) withers (part of the back of a draft animal)
Declension
Declension of хо́лка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 
singular plural
nominative хо́лка
xólka		 хо́лки
xólki
genitive хо́лки
xólki		 хо́лок
xólok
dative хо́лке
xólke		 хо́лкам
xólkam
accusative хо́лку
xólku		 хо́лки
xólki
instrumental хо́лкой, хо́лкою
xólkoj, xólkoju		 хо́лками
xólkami
prepositional хо́лке
xólke		 хо́лках
xólkax
Synonyms
  • холочка (xoločka)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [xɐlˈka]

Noun

холка́ • (xolká) m anim

  1. genitive singular of холо́к (xolók)
  2. accusative singular of холо́к (xolók)
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