обиняк

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

обиня́к • (obinják) m inan (genitive обиняка́, nominative plural обиняки́, genitive plural обиняко́в)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) ambages, circumlocutions
    без обиняко́в ― bez obinjakóv ― straight from the shoulder, in plain English
    говори́ть обиняка́ми ― govorítʹ obinjakámi ― to speak in a roundabout way, to beat around the bush

Declension[edit]

Declension of обиня́к (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative обиня́к
obinják 		обиняки́
obinjakí
genitive обиняка́
obinjaká 		обиняко́в
obinjakóv
dative обиняку́
obinjakú 		обиняка́м
obinjakám
accusative обиня́к
obinják 		обиняки́
obinjakí
instrumental обиняко́м
obinjakóm 		обиняка́ми
obinjakámi
prepositional обиняке́
obinjaké 		обиняка́х
obinjakáx

Further reading[edit]

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “обиняк”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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