кон
- 1.
stake, pot, betgames
Он поста́вил на кон все свои́ деньги.
He staked all his money.
Often in поставить на кон 'put at stake' and быть на кону 'be at stake'.
- 2.
round, hand, gamegames
Дава́й сыгра́ем ещё оди́н кон.
Let's play one more round.
- 3.
(rare) playing area, marked squaregames
Он вы́бил все городки из ко́на.
He knocked all the skittles out of the marked square.
In traditional games such as городки or games with coins.
Usage info
In everyday only used as на кону - at stake, on the line, being risked. For the other meanings you’ll usually see конь for "horse" and ставка/бет/ставить for "bet".
Examples
На ко́ну моя́ репута́ция.
My reputation is at stake.
Многое поставлено на кон.
There's a lot at stake.
На кон поставлено много.
There's a lot at stake.
Declension
⚠️ Stress change.
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | ко́н | коны́ |
| Gen.Genitive | ко́на | коно́в |
| Dat.Dative | ко́ну | кона́м |
| Acc.Accusative | ко́н | коны́ |
| Inst.Instrumental | ко́ном | кона́ми |
| Prep.Prepositional | ко́не на кону́ | кона́х |
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Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
Michel edited usage info 11 months ago.
