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ишак

/[ɪˈʂak]/
Russiannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    colloquialdonkey, ass
  2. 2.
    colloquialstupid person
  3. 3.
    colloquialstubborn person

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Russian иша́къ (išák), ише́къ (išék), attested in 1567 and 1623. Further borrowed from Turkic languages, probably from Kipchak. Compare Tatar ишәк (işäk), Bashkir ишәк (işək), also Turkish eşek, Crimean Tatar eşek, Azerbaijani eşşək), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *eĺčgek, which is related to Proto-Tungusic *eyiken and Proto-Mongolic *elǰigen.

Forms

  • иша́кanimate • canonical • masculine
  • išákromanization
  • ишака́genitive
Nominative
Singular
иша́к
Plural
ишаки́
Genitive
Singular
ишака́
Plural
ишако́в
Dative
Singular
ишаку́
Plural
ишака́м
Accusative
Singular
ишака́
Plural
ишако́в
Instrumental
Singular
ишако́м
Plural
ишака́ми
Prepositional
Singular
ишаке́
Plural
ишака́х

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