шкет
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Originally from Saint Petersburg criminal argot. According to Vasmer, perhaps related to Italian schietto (“clear, frank”). According to Trubachyov, borrowed from Czech škеtа (“fool”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
шкет • (šket) m anim (genitive шке́та, nominative plural шке́ты, genitive plural шке́тов)
- (colloquial or slang) lad, kid, youth, teenager (boy)
- Synonyms: паца́н (pacán), шпингале́т (špingalét)
Declension edit
References edit
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “шкет”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress