шкет
Appearance
Russian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]шкет • (šket) m anim (genitive шке́та, nominative plural шке́ты, genitive plural шке́тов)
- (colloquial or slang) lad, kid, youth, teenager (boy)
- Synonyms: паца́н (pacán), шпингале́т (špingalét)
Declension
[edit]References
[edit]- 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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