хлопья

Russian

Etymology

Unclear. Cognate with хло́пок (xlópok, “cotton”). Compare with Czech chlup, Slovak chlp, Polish chłupy.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈxɫop⁽ʲ⁾jə]
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Noun

хло́пья • (xlópʹja) n inan pl (genitive хло́пьев, plural only)

  1. flakes (soft, loose material composed of small, flattened individual pieces)
    кукуру́зные хло́пья ― kukurúznyje xlópʹja ― corn flakes
  2. (figuratively) puffs, tufts, wisps (of clouds, smoke, etc.)

Declension
Declension of хло́пья (inan pl-only neut-form vowel-stem accent-a irreg) 
plural
nominative хло́пья
xlópʹja
genitive хло́пьев△
xlópʹjev△
dative хло́пьям
xlópʹjam
accusative хло́пья
xlópʹja
instrumental хло́пьями
xlópʹjami
prepositional хло́пьях
xlópʹjax

△ Irregular.

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хлопок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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