шкет

Russian

Etymology

Originally from Saint Petersburg criminal argot. According to Vasmer, perhaps related to Italian schietto (“clear, frank”). According to Trubachyov, borrowed from Czech škеtа (“fool”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʂkʲet]

Noun

шкет • (šket) m anim (genitive шке́та, nominative plural шке́ты, genitive plural шке́тов)

  1. (colloquial or slang) lad, kid, youth, teenager (boy)
    Synonyms: паца́н (pacán), шпингале́т (špingalét)

Declension

Declension of шкет (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative шке́т
škét 		шке́ты
škéty
genitive шке́та
škéta 		шке́тов
škétov
dative шке́ту
škétu 		шке́там
škétam
accusative шке́та
škéta 		шке́тов
škétov
instrumental шке́том
škétom 		шке́тами
škétami
prepositional шке́те
škéte 		шке́тах
škétax

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “шкет”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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