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носок

/[nɐˈsok] | [nɐˈsok] | [ˈnosək] | [ˈnosək] | [nɐˈsok] | [nɐˈsok] | [ˈnosək]/
Russiannounadj

Grammatical form

носок is the diminutive form of нос — “nose”.

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носок is the genitive plural form of но́ска — “carrying”.

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носок is the short masculine singular form of но́ский — “durable, strong, not easily worn out (of clothes or shoes)”.

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Definitions

  1. 1.
    sock

    • надева́ть носки́

      nadevátʹ noskí — to put on socks

  2. 2.
    toe (of a boot, shoe or sock)
  3. 3.
    toe (of a foot or hoof; especially the tip of the toe)

    • приподнима́ться на носки́

      pripodnimátʹsja na noskí — to rise on one's toes

  4. 4.
    projection, nose (e.g. of a plane)

Etymology

Likely from нос (nos, “nose”) + -о́к (-ók); compare etymology 2. Sense development is "little nose" -> "projection" -> "toe" -> "sock". Less likely from носи́ть (nosítʹ, “to wear”) + -о́к (-ók).

Forms

  • носо́кcanonical • inanimate • masculine
  • nosókromanization
  • носка́genitive
  • носо́чекdiminutive
  • *носка́genitive
  • но́сокcanonical • feminine • inanimate • plural
  • nósokromanization
Nominative
Singular
носо́к
Plural
носки́, *носки́
Genitive
Singular
носка́
Plural
носко́в, носо́к, *носко́в
Dative
Singular
носку́
Plural
носка́м
Accusative
Singular
носо́к
Plural
носки́
Instrumental
Singular
носко́м
Plural
носка́ми
Prepositional
Singular
носке́
Plural
носка́х

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