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Etymology

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хвост (xvost) +‎ -ик (-ik)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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хво́стик (xvóstikm inan (genitive хво́стика, nominative plural хво́стики, genitive plural хво́стиков)

  1. diminutive of хвост (xvost): (small) tail
  2. (colloquial) an additional amount
    Ему́ пятьдеся́т лет с хво́стиком.Jemú pjatʹdesját let s xvóstikom.he is on the shady side of fifty
    сто рубле́й с хво́стикомsto rubléj s xvóstikoma hundred-odd roubles
  3. squiggle (in writing), tail, end, hook (e.g., of the comma)
  4. pigtail, ponytail

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