коготь
Russian
коготь
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kogъtь, from Proto-Indo-European *keg-, *keng- (“peg; hook”). Compare Belarusian ко́каць (kókacʹ), Ukrainian коготь (kohotʹ), кіготь (kihotʹ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkoɡətʲ]
коготь (file)
Noun
ко́готь • (kógotʹ) m inan (genitive ко́гтя, nominative plural ко́гти, genitive plural когте́й, diminutive когото́к)
- claw, talon
- clutch, climbing iron
Declension
Declension of ко́готь (inan masc-form soft-stem accent-e reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ко́готь kógotʹ | ко́гти kógti |
| genitive | ко́гтя kógtja | когте́й kogtéj |
| dative | ко́гтю kógtju | когтя́м kogtjám |
| accusative | ко́готь kógotʹ | ко́гти kógti |
| instrumental | ко́гтем kógtem | когтя́ми kogtjámi |
| prepositional | ко́гте kógte | когтя́х kogtjáx |
Derived terms
- когтистый (kogtistyj)
- когти́ще (kogtíšče)
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “коготь”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress