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шашка

/[ˈʂaʂkə]/
Russiannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    checker, draughtsman (a piece in a game of checkers/draughts)
  2. 2.
    checkers/draughts (board game)
  3. 3.
    explosive charge, stick (e.g. of dynamite)
  4. 4.
    smoke grenade
  5. 5.
    paving block
  6. 6.
    Cossack sabre, Circassian sabre, shashka (a type of guardless, lightly-curved sabre)
  7. 7.
    datedrider, cavalryman (as a counting unit of military strength)
    • У проти́вника 6200 штыко́в и 1500 ша́шек при 20 ору́диях

      U protívnika 6200 štykóv i 1500 šášek pri 20 orúdijaxThe adversary has 6200 infantry and 1500 cavalry supported by 20 pieces of artillery

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • Phrases
  • с ша́шкой на́голо
  • с ша́шками на́голо

Etymology

шах (šax, “check”) + -ка (-ka).

Forms

  • ша́шкаcanonical • feminine • inanimate
  • šáškaromanization
  • ша́шкиgenitive
Nominative
Singular
ша́шка
Plural
ша́шки
Genitive
Singular
ша́шки
Plural
ша́шек
Dative
Singular
ша́шке
Plural
ша́шкам
Accusative
Singular
ша́шку
Plural
ша́шки
Instrumental
Singular
ша́шкой, ша́шкою
Plural
ша́шками
Prepositional
Singular
ша́шке
Plural
ша́шках

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