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Etymology

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From встряхну́ть (vstrjaxnútʹ) +‎ -ка (-ka), but constructed as if from *встрясти́ (compare imperfective трясти́ (trjastí), perfective тряхну́ть (trjaxnútʹ)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfstrʲaskə]
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Noun

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встря́ска (vstrjáskaf inan (genitive встря́ски, nominative plural встря́ски, genitive plural встря́сок)

  1. (colloquial) shake, shaking (transitive)
  2. (colloquial, figurative) emotional shock, shaking up
  3. (colloquial, figurative) reprimand, scolding
  4. (colloquial) emotional uplifting

Declension

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