о́щупь
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- 1.
touch, feel
В темноте́ он нашёл выключа́тель на о́щупь.
In the dark he found the switch by touch.
Used almost only in the phrase «на ощупь» 'by touch, by feel'.
- 2.
groping, guesswork
Мы иска́ли реше́ние пробле́мы на о́щупь.
We were groping for a solution to the problem.
In «на ощупь» = gropingly, blindly, by trial and error.
Examples
Припекаемые лучами камни были горячими на ощупь.
The stones, heated by the sun's rays, were hot to the touch.
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | о́щупь | о́щупи |
| Gen.Genitive | о́щупи | о́щупей |
| Dat.Dative | о́щупи | о́щупям |
| Acc.Accusative | о́щупь | о́щупи |
| Inst.Instrumental | о́щупью | о́щупями |
| Prep.Prepositional | о́щупи | о́щупях |
Word familyо́щупьPRO
- о́щупьtouch; groping
- о́щупьюgroping
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