хорёк
(Redirected from хорек)
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Diminutive of хорь (xorʹ), inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъxorь (literally “ferret, stinky”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
хорёк • (xorjók) m anim (genitive хорька́, nominative plural хорьки́, genitive plural хорько́в)
- polecat, ferret (mammal)
- (archaic) a deserter who esaped the army and joined any para-military group during the Russian Civil War (1917-24)
Declension edit
Declension of хорёк (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-b reduc)