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торма́шки

nounplural onlyinanimateuncountablerare #28828plural-only noun

1.
head over heels (in phrases like 'to fall head over heels'), upside down, helter-skelter
Ребенок упал через тормашки с горки.
The child fell head over heels down the slide.

Examples

Всё в доме перевернулось вверх тормашками после ремонта.
Everything in the house was turned upside down after the renovation.
Алиса ска́жет тебе, что в Стране́ чуде́с всё вверх тормашками.
Alice will tell you that in Wonderland everything is topsy-turvy.
Мальчик полетел кубарем вверх тормашками с лестницы.
The boy went tumbling head over heels down the stairs.

Declension

This noun exists in plural form only.

	Singular	Plural
Nom.Nominative		торма́шки
Gen.Genitive
Dat.Dative
Acc.Accusative		торма́шки
Inst.Instrumental		торма́шками
Prep.Prepositional

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Lisa edited declension 6 years ago.
Lisa edited stress, noun basics and declension 6 years ago.
Lisa edited word type 6 years ago.

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More about the translations

down fall head heels helter-skelter in like over phrases to upside