просак

Russian

Etymology

Either про- (pro-) +‎ сак (sak) or deverbal from проси́ть (prosítʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prɐˈsak]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

проса́к • (prosák) m inan (genitive проса́ка, nominative plural проса́ки, genitive plural проса́ков)

  1. (dated) rope-making machine
  2. (figuratively, colloquial) an unpleasant, awkward or embarrassing situation
    Похо́же, мы попа́ли в проса́к. ― Poxóže, my popáli v prosák. ― Seems like we've got ourselves into a pickle.

Declension

Declension of проса́к (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative проса́к
prosák 		просаки́
prosakí
genitive просака́
prosaká 		просако́в
prosakóv
dative просаку́
prosakú 		просака́м
prosakám
accusative проса́к
prosák 		просаки́
prosakí
instrumental просако́м
prosakóm 		просака́ми
prosakámi
prepositional просаке́
prosaké 		просака́х
prosakáx
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