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кобылка

/[kɐˈbɨɫkə]/
Russiannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    filly (young female horse)
  2. 2.
    workhorse (dependable hard worker)
  3. 3.
    locust, grasshopper
  4. 4.
    bridge (of a stringed instrument)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • жеребёнок-са́мка
  • трудя́га
Related words (3)
  • кобы́ла
  • кобыли́ца
  • кобы́лий

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic кобꙑлъка (kobylŭka), from Proto-Slavic *kobylъka. By surface analysis, кобы́ла (kobýla) + -ка (-ka). For the semantic evolution “(small) horse” > “bridge of a stringed instrument”, compare to French chevalet and Portuguese cavalete, and further afield, Persian خرک (xarak) and Japanese 駒 (こま, koma).

Forms

  • кобы́лкаanimate • canonical • feminine
  • kobýlkaromanization
  • кобы́лкиgenitive
Nominative
Singular
кобы́лка
Plural
кобы́лки
Genitive
Singular
кобы́лки
Plural
кобы́лок
Dative
Singular
кобы́лке
Plural
кобы́лкам
Accusative
Singular
кобы́лку
Plural
кобы́лок
Instrumental
Singular
кобы́лкой, кобы́лкою
Plural
кобы́лками
Prepositional
Singular
кобы́лке
Plural
кобы́лках

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