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шиш

rare #12075
nounmasculineinanimateuncountable
  • 1.

    fig, fig sign, thumbed fist

    Он показа́л мне шиш и ушёл.

    He gave me the fig sign and walked off.

    Colloquial; in set phrases it also means 'nothing at all' (ни шиша - not a thing; шиш тебе! - you'll get nothing!).

  • 2.

    (raresharp point, peak, spike

    Над ле́сом поднима́лся ка́менный шиш.

    A rocky peak rose above the forest.

    Regional.

  • 3.

    (rarevagabond, tramp, thief

    По доро́гам броди́ли шиши́.

    Vagabonds roamed the roads.

    Obsolete.

Examples

Declension

⚠️ Stress change.

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

ши́ш

шиши́

Gen.Genitive

шиша́

шише́й

Dat.Dative

шишу́

шиша́м

Acc.Accusative

ши́ш

шиши́

Inst.Instrumental

шишо́м

шиша́ми

Prep.Prepositional

шише́

шиша́х

Word familyшишPRO

  • шишfig; sharp point; vagabond
    nounmasculine
  • ши́шкаcone; bump; bigwig
    nounfeminine

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  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.