подмышка
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Russian
Etymology
под- (pod-, “under”) + мы́шка (mýška, “"mouse", meaning "muscle" (see мы́шца (mýšca) for more)”)
Pronunciation
Noun
подмы́шка • (podmýška) f inan (genitive подмы́шки, nominative plural подмы́шки, genitive plural подмы́шек, relational adjective подмы́шечный)
- (anatomy) armpit, underarm
- Synonym: подмышечная я́мка (podmyšečnaja jámka)
Usage notes
- When preceded by the prefix под (pod, “under”), the first part of the word is omitted:
- Я несу́ портфе́ль под мы́шкой. ― Ja nesú portfélʹ pod mýškoj. ― I am carrying a briefcase in my armpit.
- Я положу́ э́тот мешо́к себе́ под мы́шку ― Ja položú étot mešók sebé pod mýšku ― I will put this bag in my armpit.
- This seems to be a historically, rather than grammatically, defined feature, since originally the main form was simply мышка. This historical noun is still present in other Slavic languages, cf. Macedonian мишка (miška).
Declension
Declension of подмы́шка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | подмы́шка podmýška |
подмы́шки podmýški |
| genitive | подмы́шки podmýški |
подмы́шек podmýšek |
| dative | подмы́шке podmýške |
подмы́шкам podmýškam |
| accusative | подмы́шку podmýšku |
подмы́шки podmýški |
| instrumental | подмы́шкой, подмы́шкою podmýškoj, podmýškoju |
подмы́шками podmýškami |
| prepositional | подмы́шке podmýške |
подмы́шках podmýškax |