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кузькина мать

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkusʲkʲɪnə ˈmatʲ]

Noun

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ку́зькина ма́ть (kúzʹkina mátʹf anim (genitive ку́зькиной ма́тери, nominative plural ку́зькины ма́тери, genitive plural ку́зькиных матере́й)

  1. (derogatory) Kuzma's mother (part of the Russian idiomatic expression "to show Kuzka's mother to someone")
    «Мы вам пока́жем ку́зькину мать
    «My vam pokážem kúzʹkinu matʹ
    "We'll teach you a lesson!" (used by Nikita Khrushchov in 1959 addressed to Richard Nixon)

Declension

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