обиняк

Russian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐbʲɪˈnʲak]

Noun

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

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

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