каземат

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French casemate, Italian casamatta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kəzʲɪˈmat]
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Noun

казема́т • (kazemát) m inan (genitive казема́та, nominative plural казема́ты, genitive plural казема́тов, relational adjective казема́тный)

  1. (military, historical) casemate
  2. (historical) a prison cell for political prisoners in the pre-revolutionary Russia
  3. (colloquial, somewhat dated) prison, jail

Declension

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