Russian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French casemate, Italian casamatta.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kəzʲɪˈmat]
  • (file)

Noun edit

казема́т (kazemátm inan (genitive казема́та, nominative plural казема́ты, genitive plural казема́тов, relational adjective казема́тный)

  1. (military, historical) casemate
  2. (historical) a prison cell for political prisoners in the pre-revolutionary Russia
  3. (colloquial, somewhat dated) prison, jail

Declension edit