параша

Russian

Etymology

From Пара́ша (Paráša), according to the popular name of the holiday of Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans – Параске́ва Грязни́ха (celebrated on 27 October); the name was given due to the autumn mud and bad weather.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɐˈraʂə]

Noun

пара́ша • (paráša) f inan (genitive пара́ши, nominative plural пара́ши, genitive plural пара́ш)

1. (prison slang) close-stool in a prison
2. (vulgar) bullshit, nonsense, lies, false rumors
3. (colloquial, vulgar) toilet room (especially a poorly cleaned or poorly equipped one)

Declension

Declension of пара́ша (inan fem-form sibilant-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	пара́ша paráša	пара́ши paráši
genitive	пара́ши paráši	пара́ш paráš
dative	пара́ше paráše	пара́шам parášam
accusative	пара́шу parášu	пара́ши paráši
instrumental	пара́шей, пара́шею parášej, parášeju	пара́шами parášami
prepositional	пара́ше paráše	пара́шах parášax

Derived terms

• пара́шный (parášnyj)