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закавы́ка

rare #37352
nounfeminineinanimatecountable
  • 1.

    snag, hitch, obstacle, problem

    Вот в чём вся закавы́ка.

    That's where the whole snag lies.

    Colloquial; often in «в чём закавыка?».

  • 2.

    (raretrick, ruse, dodge

    Он зна́ет вся́кие закавы́ки.

    He knows all sorts of tricks.

    Colloquial.

  • 3.

    (rareinnuendo, hint, allusion

    В его слова́х была́ закавы́ка.

    There was an innuendo in his words.

    Colloquial.

Examples

Declension

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

закавы́ка

закавы́ки

Gen.Genitive

закавы́ки

закавы́к

Dat.Dative

закавы́ке

закавы́кам

Acc.Accusative

закавы́ку

закавы́ки

Inst.Instrumental

закавы́кой

закавы́кою

закавы́ками

Prep.Prepositional

закавы́ке

закавы́ках

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Lucian edited noun basics 7 years ago.