ниточка

Russian

Etymology

ни́тка (nítka) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnʲitət͡ɕkə]
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Noun

ни́точка • (nítočka) f inan (genitive ни́точки, nominative plural ни́точки, genitive plural ни́точек)

  1. Diminutive of нить (nitʹ), diminutive of ни́тка (nítka): (short or thin) thread
    ходи́ть по ни́точке ― xodítʹ po nítočke ― to toe the line; to do as one is told

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

From ни́тка (nýtka) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɪtɔt͡ʃkɐ]

Noun

ни́точка • (nýtočka) f inan (genitive ни́точки, nominative plural ниточки́, genitive plural ниточо́к)

  1. Diminutive of ни́тка f (nýtka, “thread”)
    ви́сі́ти на ни́точці ― výsíty na nýtočci ― to hang by a thread
    ходи́ти по ни́точці ― xodýty po nýtočci ― to toe the line; to do as one is told

Declension

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