ход конём

Russian

Etymology

Literally, ‘move of the knight (chessman)’. Calque of French jouer le cavalier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxot kɐˈnʲɵm]

Noun

ход конём • (xod konjóm) m inan (genitive хо́да конём, uncountable)

1. An unexpected crafty action made by someone in a difficult situation.

Declension

Declension of ход конём (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-c) 

	singular
nominative	хо́д конём xód konjóm
genitive	хо́да конём xóda konjóm
dative	хо́ду конём xódu konjóm
accusative	хо́д конём xód konjóm
instrumental	хо́дом конём xódom konjóm
prepositional	хо́де конём xóde konjóm