штык
Russian
Etymology
Attested since ca. 1706. Borrowed from Polish sztych directly and/or through Old Ruthenian штыхъ (štyx, “sharp point”), even though the difference in Auslaut seems unexplained.
Pronunciation
Noun
штык • (štyk) m inan (genitive штыка́, nominative plural штыки́, genitive plural штыко́в)
- bayonet
- Примкну́ть штыки́! ― Primknútʹ štykí! ― Fix bayonets!
- (dated) foot soldier, infantryman (as a counting unit of military strength; see also са́бля (sáblja) and ша́шка (šáška))
- blade (of a spade)
Declension
Synonyms
- багине́т m (baginét)
Derived terms
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