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груздь

noun, inanimate

Very rarely used word (top 30,000)

Translation

  • milk mushroom

    Example: Назва́лся груздём — полеза́й в ку́зов. - If you call yourself a (milk) mushroom, climb into the basket.

Usage info

This phrase is used to imply that if you’ve taken on a certain responsibility or made a specific claim, you should be prepared to follow through with it. It's about accepting the consequences of your words or actions. Alternative: "Walk the talk" or "Put your money where your mouth is".

Declension

Note: Stress change.

singularplural
nom.nominative

гру́здь

гру́зди

gen.genitive

груздя́

грузде́й

dat.dative

груздю́

груздя́м

acc.accusative

гру́здь

гру́зди

inst.instrumental

груздём

груздя́ми

prep.prepositional

грузде́

груздя́х

Contributions

  • Singolin edited translation and usage info 2 weeks ago.