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рога́тка

rare #16068
nounfeminineanimatecountable
  • 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.

    (rarecheval-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

Declension

SingularPlural
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

Word familyрога́ткаPRO

Related words

See also

  • рогhorn; antler; horn (instrument); crescent (of the moon) 

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • editkurali edited related words 2 years ago.
  • Sandy edited translation 5 years ago.
  • domedap edited translation 7 years ago.