котелок

Russian

Etymology

котёл (kotjól) +‎ -о́к (-ók)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kətʲɪˈɫok]
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Noun

котело́к • (kotelók) m inan (genitive котелка́, nominative plural котелки́, genitive plural котелко́в)

  1. dixie (a large iron pot, used in the army), kettle, pot
  2. bowler hat, derby
  3. (colloquial, humorous) bean, upper storey, dome (one's brain or head)
    у него́ котело́к не ва́рит ― u nevó kotelók ne várit ― he is out of his wits; he is weak in the head (literally, “his pot doesn't boil”)

Declension

Descendants

  • → Bezhta: катилок (katilok)
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