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ништяк

/[nʲɪʂˈtʲak]/
Russiannounadj

Definitions

  1. 1.
    tasty (mostly sweet) food; cookie
  2. 2.
    food that has been thrown away but is going to be eaten by someone else (mostly due to lack of money and not proper freeganism)
  3. 3.
    something regarded as good and gotten for free
  4. 4.
    it is very good

Etymology

From Fenya criminal argot. Borrowed from Romani nyst and from Yiddish נישט (nisht). Now common in colloquial speech.

Forms

  • ништя́кcanonical • inanimate • masculine
  • ništjákromanization
  • ништяка́genitive
Nominative
Singular
ништя́к
Plural
ништяки́
Genitive
Singular
ништяка́
Plural
ништяко́в
Dative
Singular
ништяку́
Plural
ништяка́м
Accusative
Singular
ништя́к
Plural
ништяки́
Instrumental
Singular
ништяко́м
Plural
ништяка́ми
Prepositional
Singular
ништяке́
Plural
ништяка́х

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