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пушка

/[ˈpuʂkə] | [pʊʂˈka] | [ˈpuʂkə]/
Russiannoun

Grammatical form

пушка is the genitive singular form of пушо́к — “down.

See the full entry for пушо́к

Definitions

  1. 1.
    gun, cannon
    • 90-мм зени́тная пу́шка

      90-mm zenítnaja púška90-mm anti-aircraft gun

    • автомати́ческая пу́шка

      avtomatíčeskaja púškaautocannon

  2. 2.
    colloquialpiece, handgun
  3. 3.
    colloquialhoax
  4. 4.
    slangsomething evoking strong emotions

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • пушка́рь
  • из пу́шки по воробья́м
  • не подпуска́ть на пу́шечный вы́стрел
Related words (1)
  • пушка́рь

Etymology

Common Slavic. Inherited from Old East Slavic пушка (puška) / пушька (pušĭka). Further etymology is disputed: * Vasmer: borrowed from Old High German buhsa via Czech puška, Polish puszka, from Vulgar Latin buxis, from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís). Initial п- is of Bavarian origin. * Černyh: possibly from *пущька (*puščĭka), from пущати (puščati, “to throw projectiles; to fire”). On the basis of West Slavic (and partly South Slavic) this word hybridized with Old High German buhsa. Compare Lower Sorbian buška.

Forms

  • пу́шкаcanonical • feminine • inanimate
  • púškaromanization
  • пу́шкиgenitive
  • пу́шечныйadjective • relational
  • пу́шечкаdiminutive
  • пушка́canonical • inanimate • masculine
  • puškáromanization
Nominative
Singular
пу́шка
Plural
пу́шки
Genitive
Singular
пу́шки
Plural
пу́шек, пу́шекъ (archaic)
Dative
Singular
пу́шке, пу́шкѣ
Plural
пу́шкам, пу́шкамъ (archaic)
Accusative
Singular
пу́шку
Plural
пу́шки
Instrumental
Singular
пу́шкой, пу́шкою
Plural
пу́шками
Prepositional
Singular
пу́шке, пу́шкѣ
Plural
пу́шках, пу́шкахъ (archaic)

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