ошмёток

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *obsъmetъkъ, from *ob- + *sъ- + the combining form of the ancestor of мета́ть (metátʹ, “to throw”) + the ancestor of -ок (-ok).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐʂˈmʲɵtək]

Noun

ошмёток • (ošmjótok) m inan (genitive ошмётка, nominative plural ошмётки, genitive plural ошмётков)

1. (colloquial) piece, lump, shred
2. (dated, colloquial) torn, worn bast shoe
3. (figurative, colloquial) pitiful, insignificant remnant

Declension

Declension of ошмёток (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ошмёток ošmjótok	ошмётки ošmjótki
genitive	ошмётка ošmjótka	ошмётков ošmjótkov
dative	ошмётку ošmjótku	ошмёткам ošmjótkam
accusative	ошмёток ošmjótok	ошмётки ošmjótki
instrumental	ошмётком ošmjótkom	ошмётками ošmjótkami
prepositional	ошмётке ošmjótke	ошмётках ošmjótkax

Related terms

• мета́ть impf (metátʹ), метну́ть pf (metnútʹ)