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, пальнувший из рогатки, разбил окно.
The boy who fired his slingshot broke the window.
Дорогу перекрыла старая деревянная рогатка.
The road was blocked by an old wooden barrier.
Мальчишки постреливали из рогаток по банкам.
The boys were occasionally shooting at cans with slingshots.
Мальчишки подстреливали птиц из рогатки
The boys would shoot birds with a slingshot.
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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