кочет

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic кочьтъ (kočĭtŭ), ultimately from a suffixal form of Proto-Slavic *kokotъ; compare Belarusian ко́чат (kóčat), Polish koczot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkot͡ɕɪt]

Noun

ко́чет • (kóčetm anim (genitive ко́чета, nominative plural ко́четы or кочета́, genitive plural ко́четов or кочето́в, relational adjective кочети́ный)

  1. (regional) rooster, cock
    Synonym: пету́х (petúx)

Declension

References

  • Shansky, N. M., editor (1982), “кочет”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, number 8 (К), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 364