заты́лок

uncommon #6912C1

nounmasculineinanimatecountable

1.
back of the head, nape, occiput
Он смущённо почеса́л заты́лок.
He scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
Refers to the rear of the skull and the area just below it; often in expressions about scratching one's head or walking one behind another.

Examples

У Тома на заты́лке татуиро́вка горноста́я.
Tom has a tattoo of a stoat on the back of his neck.
У меня болит заты́лок.
My nape hurts.
Он молча почёсывал затылок и думал.
He silently scratched the back of his head and thought.
Том почеса́л заты́лок.
Tom scratched the back of his neck.
Том нервно почеса́л заты́лок.
Tom scratched the back of his neck nervously.
Хи́щный зверь фы́ркает в гне́ве, неотступно следует за мной, смо́трит мне в заты́лок, и я почти ощуща́ю его дыха́ние там, сзади.
The predatory beast snorts angrily, follows me relentlessly, keeps its eyes on the back of my neck, and I can almost feel its breath there, behind me.
Я чу́вствую, что дья́вол смо́трит мне в заты́лок.
I can feel the devil looking at the back of my neck.
У старика была большая проплешина на затылке.
The old man had a large bald spot on the back of his head.