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конь

конь

See also: коњ

Belarusian

Noun

конь (konʹ) m, gen. sg. каня́ (kanjá), nom. pl. ко́ні (kóni)

  1. horse

Declension

Usage notes

  • After the numerals два (dva) (two), тры (try) (three) and чаты́ры (čatýry) (four), the form кані́ is used instead of the genitive singular form.

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology 1

Noun

конь (konĭ) m

  1. beginning
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *konjь.

Noun

кон҄ь (konĭ) m

  1. horse

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *konjь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [konʲ]

Noun

конь (konʹ) m anim (genitive коня́, nominative plural ко́ни, genitive plural коне́й)

  1. horse
    Конь ски́нул седока́.Konʹ skínul sedoká.The horse threw off its rider.
  2. (poetic) steed
  3. (gymnastics) horse
  4. (chess) knight (Russian abbreviation: К)

Synonyms

Declension

Related terms

See also

Chess pieces in Russian · ша́хматные фигу́ры (šáxmatnyje figúry) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
коро́ль (korólʹ) ферзь (ferzʹ) ладья́ (ladʹjá) слон (slon) конь (konʹ) пе́шка (péška)