тюфяк
/[tʲʉˈfʲak]/
Russiannoun
Definitions
- 1.mattress; a sack filled with something soft (e.g. hay) to be used as a mattress
- 2.mattress (retaining wall of brushwood, concrete, etc. to protect the river bed and banks of bridges and dams from erosion)
- 3.colloquialderogatorywimp, weakling, wuss, coward
- 4.dialectalsandpiper
- 5.datedearly type of firearm
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- тюфячо́к
- тюфя́чный
Synonyms
- матра́ц
- матра́с
Etymology
Borrowed from Tatar tüşäk (“mattress”); dialectally тюша́к (tjušák). Modern form probably influenced by тюфя́к (tjufják, “early type of firearm”) (see below).
Forms
- тюфя́кanimate • canonical • inanimate • masculine
- tjufjákromanization
- тюфяка́genitive
- тюфя́кcanonical • inanimate • masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | тюфя́к | тюфяки́ |
| Genitive | тюфяка́ | тюфяко́в |
| Dative | тюфяку́ | тюфяка́м |
| Accusative | тюфяка́, тюфя́к | тюфяко́в, тюфяки́ |
| Instrumental | тюфяко́м | тюфяка́ми |
| Prepositional | тюфяке́ | тюфяка́х |
Nominative
Singular
тюфя́к
Plural
тюфяки́
Genitive
Singular
тюфяка́
Plural
тюфяко́в
Dative
Singular
тюфяку́
Plural
тюфяка́м
Accusative
Singular
тюфяка́, тюфя́к
Plural
тюфяко́в, тюфяки́
Instrumental
Singular
тюфяко́м
Plural
тюфяка́ми
Prepositional
Singular
тюфяке́
Plural
тюфяка́х