штуковина

Russian

Etymology

шту́ка (štúka, thing) +‎ -о́вина (-óvina)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʂtʊˈkovʲɪnə]

Noun

штуко́вина • (štukóvinaf inan (genitive штуко́вины, nominative plural штуко́вины, genitive plural штуко́вин)

  1. (colloquial) thingamajig, thingumajig, thingummy (something that one does not know the name of)
  2. (colloquial) widget, gadget, gizmo

Declension