наждак

Russian

Alternative forms

нажда́къ (naždák) — pre-1918 spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ناجاق (nacak, “hatchet”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nɐʐˈdak]

Noun

нажда́к • (naždák) m inan (genitive наждака́, nominative plural наждаки́, genitive plural наждако́в, relational adjective нажда́чный)

emery (stone or powder)
(colloquial) emery paper, sandpaper
(dated) big club, battle axe (16th to 18th century)

Declension

Declension of нажда́к (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	нажда́к naždák	наждаки́ naždakí
genitive	наждака́ naždaká	наждако́в naždakóv
dative	наждаку́ naždakú	наждака́м naždakám
accusative	нажда́к naždák	наждаки́ naždakí
instrumental	наждако́м naždakóm	наждака́ми naždakámi
prepositional	наждаке́ naždaké	наждака́х naždakáx

Derived terms

From нажда́чный (naždáčnyj):
- нажда́чная бума́га f (naždáčnaja bumága), нажда́чка f (naždáčka)

References

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

Further reading

Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “наждак”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.