samogon
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Russian самого́н (samogón), from само- (samo-, “self”) + stem of гнать (gnatʹ, “to distill”).
Noun[edit]
samogon (uncountable)
- In Russia, home-distilled illegal spirit, similar to vodka; moonshine.
- Synonym: samogonka
- 2005, James Meek, The People's Act of Love, Canongate, published 2006, page 185:
- I'd be given a room in a peasant's house, next door to the cowshed, and light chores, […] drinking tea with whoever fancied himself as the local liberal, keeping them company over samogon in winter […]
Translations[edit]
moonshine — see moonshine
Anagrams[edit]
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Russian самого́н (samogón).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
samogon m inan
- moonshine (illicit homemade liquor)
- Synonyms: bimber, samogonka, księżycówka, krzakówka
Declension[edit]
Declension of samogon
singular | plural | |
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nominative | samogon | samogony |
genitive | samogonu | samogonów |
dative | samogonowi | samogonom |
accusative | samogon | samogony |
instrumental | samogonem | samogonami |
locative | samogonie | samogonach |
vocative | samogonie | samogony |
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- en:Distilled beverages
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɔɡɔn
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- pl:Alcoholic beverages