башма́к

rare #12663C2nounmasculineinanimatecountable
  • 1.

    shoe, heavy boot

    Он снял тяжёлые башмаки́ и вошёл в дом.

    He took off his heavy shoes and went into the house.

    Usually a coarse, heavy leather shoe; somewhat old-fashioned for everyday footwear.

  • 2.

    chock, wheel chock, brake shoerailways

    Под колесо́ ваго́на подложи́ли башма́к.

    They put a chock under the carriage wheel.

    Technical: a wedge or block placed under a wheel to stop it rolling.

  • 3.

    to be under someone's thumb

    Он у жены́ под башмако́м.

    He is under his wife's thumb.

    Only in the set phrase быть (находиться) под башмаком у кого-либо, typically of a husband dominated by his wife.

Examples

Declension

⚠️ Stress change.

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

башма́к

башмаки́

Gen.Genitive

башмака́

башмако́в

Dat.Dative

башмаку́

башмака́м

Acc.Accusative

башма́к

башмаки́

Inst.Instrumental

башмако́м

башмака́ми

Prep.Prepositional

башмаке́

башмака́х

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 2 months ago.
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  • Little_Louis edited translation 1 year ago.
  • anonymous edited translation 6 years ago.