на босу ногу

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “on(to) a bare foot”. The form бо́су is an old short accusative form. The stem stress is etymologically expected; compare nominative нога́ (nogá) with accusative но́га (nóga). The ending stressed form босу́ is formed by analogy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɐ‿ˈbosʊ ˈnoɡʊ]
  • IPA(key): [nə‿bɐˈsu ˈnoɡʊ]

Adverb

на бо́су но́гу or на босу́ но́гу • (na bósu nógu or na bosú nógu)

  1. on bare feet
    ту́фли на бо́су но́гу ― túfli na bósu nógu ― shoes on bare feet
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