хват

Russian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xvat]

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Noun

хват • (xvat) m inan (genitive хва́та, nominative plural хва́ты, genitive plural хва́тов)

1. (sports) grip, grasp

   Synonym: хва́тка (xvátka)

2. (colloquial) grasping fellow

   Synonym: хапу́га (xapúga)

3. (archaic) energetic, resourceful, and daring person

   Synonym: у́харь (úxarʹ)

Declension

Declension of хват (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	хва́т xvát	хва́ты xváty
genitive	хва́та xváta	хва́тов xvátov
dative	хва́ту xvátu	хва́там xvátam
accusative	хва́т xvát	хва́ты xváty
instrumental	хва́том xvátom	хва́тами xvátami
prepositional	хва́те xváte	хва́тах xvátax