шпагат

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish szpagat, from German Spagat, from Italian spaghetto (“thin twine”). Meaning of split apparently influenced by Italian spaccata (“splits”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʂpɐˈɡat]

Noun

шпага́т • (špagát) m inan (genitive шпага́та, nominative plural шпага́ты, genitive plural шпага́тов)

1. cord, packthread, string, (binder) twine
2. (gymnastics) split (the acrobatic feat of spreading the legs flat on the floor 180 degrees apart, either sideways to the body or with one leg in front and one behind, thus lowering the torso completely to the floor in an upright position)

Declension

Declension of шпага́т (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	шпага́т špagát	шпага́ты špagáty
genitive	шпага́та špagáta	шпага́тов špagátov
dative	шпага́ту špagátu	шпага́там špagátam
accusative	шпага́т špagát	шпага́ты špagáty
instrumental	шпага́том špagátom	шпага́тами špagátami
prepositional	шпага́те špagáte	шпага́тах špagátax
partitive	шпага́ту špagátu