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кот в мешке

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Russian

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Etymology

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Literally, cat in a sack. Calque of French (acheter) chat en poche.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkot v‿mʲɪʂˈkʲe]

Noun

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ко́т в мешке́ (kót v meškém inan (genitive кота́ в мешке́, nominative plural коты́ в мешке́, genitive plural кото́в в мешке́)

  1. pig in a poke

Declension

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