хвост
- 1.
tail
Соба́ка ра́достно виля́ла хвосто́м.
The dog wagged its tail happily.
- 2.
tail, rear, tail-end, end
Мы сиде́ли в хвосте́ самолёта.
We were sitting in the tail of the plane.
- 3.
queue, line
У ка́ссы стоял дли́нный хвост.
There was a long queue at the till.
colloquial
- 4.
tail, trailastronomy
Хвост коме́ты был хорошо́ виден.
The comet's tail was clearly visible.
- 5.
arrears (of coursework), outstanding exameducation
У меня́ оста́лся оди́н хвост за про́шлый семе́стр.
I still have one exam to retake from last semester.
student slang, usually plural хвосты
- 6.
(rare) train (of a dress)
Она́ наступи́ла на хвост пла́тья.
She stepped on the train of the dress.
- 7.
(rare) brush (of a fox), scut (of a hare)hunting
Охо́тник показа́л нам ли́сий хвост.
The hunter showed us the fox's brush.
hunting term
Examples
Declension
⚠️ Stress change.
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | хво́ст | хвосты́ |
| Gen.Genitive | хвоста́ | хвосто́в |
| Dat.Dative | хвосту́ | хвоста́м |
| Acc.Accusative | хво́ст | хвосты́ |
| Inst.Instrumental | хвосто́м | хвоста́ми |
| Prep.Prepositional | хвосте́ | хвоста́х |
Word familyхвостPRO
- хвостtail; tail; queue; tail; arrears (of coursework); train (of a dress); brush (of a fox)
- хвосте́цcoccyx; small tail
- хво́стикlittle tail; ponytail; and a bit
- хвоста́тыйhaving a tail
- хвостово́йtailed
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