samogon

English

Alternative forms

• samagon

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian самого́н (samogón), from само- (samo-, “self”) + stem of гнать (gnatʹ, “to distill”).

Noun

samogon (uncountable)

1. 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

moonshine — see moonshine

Anagrams

• Magoons

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian самого́н (samogón).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈmɔ.ɡɔn/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɡɔn
• Syllabification: sa‧mo‧gon

Noun

samogon m inan

1. moonshine (illicit homemade liquor)

   Synonyms: bimber, samogonka, księżycówka, krzakówka

Declension

Declension of samogon

	singular	plural
nominative	samogon	samogony
genitive	samogonu	samogonów
dative	samogonowi	samogonom
accusative	samogon	samogony
instrumental	samogonem	samogonami
locative	samogonie	samogonach
vocative	samogonie	samogony

Further reading

• “samogon”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “samogon”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)