ништяк
/[nʲɪʂˈtʲak]/
Russiannounadj
Definitions
- 1.tasty (mostly sweet) food; cookie
- 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.something regarded as good and gotten for free
- 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
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ништя́к | ништяки́ |
| Genitive | ништяка́ | ништяко́в |
| Dative | ништяку́ | ништяка́м |
| Accusative | ништя́к | ништяки́ |
| Instrumental | ништяко́м | ништяка́ми |
| Prepositional | ништяке́ | ништяка́х |
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