ништяк
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Fenya criminal argot. Borrowed from Romani nyst and from Yiddish נישט (nisht). Now common in colloquial speech.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ништя́к • (ništják) m inan (genitive ништя́ка, nominative plural ништя́ки, genitive plural ништя́ков)
- tasty (mostly sweet) food; cookie
- 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)
- something regarded as good and gotten for free
Declension
[edit]Declension of ништя́к (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-b)
Predicative
[edit]ништя́к • (ništják)
- it is very good
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