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нако́лка

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nounfeminineinanimatecountable

1.
tattoo
У него на руке́ нако́лка.
He has a tattoo on his arm.
Colloquial; originally prison slang.
2.
(rare) fabric headpiece, lace capclothing
На голове́ у неё была́ кружевная нако́лка.
She wore a lace headpiece on her hair.
Historical; a small ornament pinned to the hair.

Examples

На его руке была старая наколка.
There was an old tattoo on his arm.
Она сделала себе наколку в молодости.
She got a tattoo when she was young.
Бабушка носила красивую наколку на голове.
Grandmother wore a beautiful headdress on her head.

Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nom.Nominative	нако́лка	нако́лки
Gen.Genitive	нако́лки	нако́лок
Dat.Dative	нако́лке	нако́лкам
Acc.Accusative	нако́лку	нако́лки
Inst.Instrumental	нако́лкой нако́лкою	нако́лками
Prep.Prepositional	нако́лке	нако́лках

Related words

Synonyms

татуиро́вкаtattooing

See also

коло́тьto prick; to chop; to inject; to slaughter (by stabbing)
наколо́тьto prick; to chop (a quantity); to cheat; to slaughter (by stabbing)
нака́лыватьto prick; to pin; to cheat; to slaughter
нака́лыватьсяto prick oneself
наколо́тьсяto prick oneself

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Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
luke.hess97 edited translation 2 years ago.

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More about the translations

cap fabric headpiece lace tattoo