подмышка

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Etymology[edit]

под- (pod-, under) +‎ мы́шка (mýška, "mouse", meaning "muscle" (see мы́шца (mýšca) for more))

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

подмы́шка (podmýškaf inan (genitive подмы́шки, nominative plural подмы́шки, genitive plural подмы́шек)

  1. (anatomy) armpit, underarm
    Synonym: подмышечная я́мка (podmyšečnaja jámka)
    Я хочу́ ню́хать его́ волоса́тые подмы́шки.
    Ja xočú njúxatʹ jevó volosátyje podmýški.
    I want to sniff his hairy armpits.
    Я прячу книгу под мышкой.
    Ja prjaču knigu pod myškoj.
    I hide a book in my armpit.

Usage notes[edit]

  • When preceded by the prefix под (pod, under), the first part of the word is omitted:
    Я несу портфель под мышкой.Ja nesu portfelʹ pod myškoj.I am carrying a briefcase in my armpit.
    Я положу этот мешок себе под мышкуJa položu etot mešok sebe pod myškuI 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[edit]