рога́тка
- 1.
slingshot, catapult
Ма́льчик стреля́ет из рога́тки по буты́лкам.
The boy is shooting at bottles with a slingshot.
"catapult" is the British term for the toy
- 2.
obstacle, barrier, turnpike
Чино́вники ста́вят рога́тки на пути́ рефо́рм.
Officials put obstacles in the way of the reforms.
often figurative and in the plural: ставить рогатки - put obstacles in the way
- 3.
(rare) cheval-de-frise, knife-rest, spiked barricademilitary
Доро́гу перегороди́ли рога́тками из брёвен.
The road was blocked with chevaux-de-frise made of logs.
historical fortification term
Examples
Мальчик, подстреливший птицу из рогатки, испугался.
The boy who had shot the bird with a slingshot became frightened.
Мальчишки постреливали из рогаток по банкам.
The boys were occasionally shooting at cans with slingshots.
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | рога́тка | рога́тки |
| Gen.Genitive | рога́тки | рога́ток |
| Dat.Dative | рога́тке | рога́ткам |
| Acc.Accusative | рога́тку | рога́тки |
| Inst.Instrumental | рога́ткой рога́ткою | рога́тками |
| Prep.Prepositional | рога́тке | рога́тках |
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