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Words of the Brothers Karamazov · 141 headwords

Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.

шалить

was playing the fool; playing the fool; be naughty 5 times

шалила, шалю, шалить, шалили, Шалить

verb, active, infinitive, imperfective; verb, past, indicative, active, singular, imperfective; verb, present, indicative, active, first, singular, imperfective

шаромыжка

a sponger once

шаромыжку

жить на шаромыжку is an old idiom meaning to live off others, sponging/freeloading.

шататься

staggering; were loose; stagger 4 times

шатаясь, шатались, шататься

verb, present, middle, converb, imperfective; verb, past, indicative, middle, plural, imperfective; verb, middle, infinitive, imperfective

шепнуть

whispered; whisper; to whisper 6 times

шепнуть, шепнул, шепни, шепнуло

verb, past, indicative, active, singular, perfective; verb, active, infinitive, perfective

шептать

whispered; whispers; am whispering 16 times

шептал, шепчу, шепчет, шепчешь, шептала, Шепчу

verb, present, indicative, active, first, singular, imperfective; verb, past, indicative, active, singular, imperfective; verb, present, indicative, active, third, singular, imperfective

«чего» here means colloquial "why", not "what".

шиш

single kopeck; a thumbed nose; a fig (nothing) 3 times

шиш, шиша

noun, genitive, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, singular

"ни шиша" is a colloquial idiom meaning "not a darn thing."

шкап

the cabinet; a cupboard; a cabinet 5 times

шкап, шкапа, шкапе

noun, accusative, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, genitive, masculine, singular

Archaic spelling of шкаф (cupboard).

школьник

schoolboy; the schoolboys; schoolboys 27 times

школьников, школьники, школьник, школьниками, школьника, школьниках, школьнике, Школьники and 2 more

noun, nominative, masculine, plural; noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, genitive, masculine, plural

шпацирен

spazieren once

шпацирен

A Cyrillic transliteration of the German "spazieren" (to take a walk) — the word the old doctor was fishing for.

штабс-капитан

staff-; captain; staff 85 times

штабс, капитан, Штабс, капитана, капитаном, капитану

noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, singular (compound part); noun, indeclinable component of compound title

Seen once or twice

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sh once

шабаш

basta; that's the end of it twice

шажок

at a gentle pace; steps twice

шайка

a tub once

шакал

jackals once

шаловливый

mischievous once

шалунья

you little rogue once

шалфей

sage twice

шампанский

with champagne once

шанс

chances once

шапочка

little cap once

шапочный

hat once

шар

balls once

шаркнуть

scraped his foot once

шарлатанство

charlatanism once

шарф

a scarf; the scarf twice

шаткий

shaky once

шваркнуть

flung twice

швейцарский

Swiss once

швырок

with a fling once

шевеление

stir once

шевелить

would stir; stirring twice

шевельнуть

I'll rack; stirred twice

шекспировский

Shakespeare's once

шелохнуться

stirring once

шерсть

coat; fur twice

шерстяной

woolen once

шествие

of the procession once

шестеро

Six of you; six of them twice

шестилетний

six-year-old once

шестнадцатилетний

sixteen-year-old once

шестнадцатый

sixteenth once

шестнадцать

sixteen twice

шеф

chief once

шибать

tossing once

шиворот

the scruff once

шик

some flash once

шикарный

stylish once

шиковатый

natty once

Шиллер

Schiller's; Schiller twice

шильник

a cheat once

ширмочка

screens once

широколицый

broad-faced once

широкополый

broad-brimmed once

широта

openness once

шкворнев

Shkvornyov once

школьнический

schoolboy once

школьный

schoolboy once

шлафрок

robe once

шлёпнуться

flopped down once

шлейф

a train once

шлюха

sluts once

шляхтич

a nobleman once

Шмерцов

Shmertsov once

шмидт

Schmidt once

шмыгать

darted once

шнурок

a cord; cord twice

шнырять

darting once

шныряющий

prying once

шовинизм

chauvinism twice

шоколадный

chocolate once

шпион

the spies; spy twice

шпионство

of spying once

шпынять

needling twice

штанишки

his little trousers once

штаны

trousers once

штат

plan once

штатский

civilian clothes once

штоф

a flask; flask twice

штык

a bayonet once

Шульц

Schultz once

шуметь

rustling; rustled twice

шутливо

playfully; jokingly twice

шутливость

playfulness twice

шутник

joker once

шуточка

a little joke once

шушера

a frump once

шь

sh once

The particulars

The words
Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Fyodor Dostoevsky, d. 1881; Russian from the Nauka academic edition via ru.wikisource).
Translation
Public-domain Russian (Dostoevsky, d. 1881). Translation © 2026 1732 Studios.
Data
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Two whoopie pies and a pine. An inside joke.