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

Declension of котело́к (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-b reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	котело́к kotelók	котелки́ kotelkí
genitive	котелка́ kotelká	котелко́в kotelkóv
dative	котелку́ kotelkú	котелка́м kotelkám
accusative	котело́к kotelók	котелки́ kotelkí
instrumental	котелко́м kotelkóm	котелка́ми kotelkámi
prepositional	котелке́ kotelké	котелка́х kotelkáx

Descendants

• → Bezhta: катилок (katilok)