хорёк

Russian
хорёк

Etymology

Diminutive of хорь (xorʹ), inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъxorь (literally “ferret, stinky”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [xɐˈrʲɵk]

Noun

хорёк • (xorjók) m anim (genitive хорька́, nominative plural хорьки́, genitive plural хорько́в)

  1. polecat, ferret (mammal)
  2. (archaic) a deserter who esaped the army and joined any para-military group during the Russian Civil War (1917-24)

Declension
Declension of хорёк (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-b reduc) 
singular plural
nominative хорёк
xorjók		 хорьки́
xorʹkí
genitive хорька́
xorʹká		 хорько́в
xorʹkóv
dative хорьку́
xorʹkú		 хорька́м
xorʹkám
accusative хорька́
xorʹká		 хорько́в
xorʹkóv
instrumental хорько́м
xorʹkóm		 хорька́ми
xorʹkámi
prepositional хорьке́
xorʹké		 хорька́х
xorʹkáx

Descendants
  • → Komi-Zyrian: корек (korek)
  • → Ingrian: harjokka
  • → Votic: harjokkõ
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