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Russian word of the day: Проступок

Aug 23, 2023 (see all)
просту́пок
[ pra-stú-pak ]
Noun , masculine
offence, misdeed, fault, delinquency; misdemeanour

Morphemic analysis

проступок
prefix: про
root: ступ
suffix: ок

Etymology

ступать - to make a step

Examples

  • За э́тот просту́пок он был уво́лен.

    za é-tat pra-stú-pak on byl u-vó-leen

    For this misdeed he was fired.

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  • Плагиа́т счита́ется серьёзным профессиона́льным просту́пком.

    pla-gee-át schee-tá-ee-tsa seer'-yóz-nym pra-fee-see-a-nál'-nym pra-stúp-kam

    Plagiarism is considered a serious professional misconduct.

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Declension of the word проступок

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. просту́пок просту́пки
Genitive Gen. просту́пка просту́пков
Dative Dat. просту́пку просту́пкам
Accusative Acc. просту́пок просту́пки
Instrumental Inst. просту́пком просту́пками
Prepositional Prep. просту́пке просту́пках

Same stem words

to step on, to tread on; to come, to begin, to set in
ступня́ [stup-nyá] Noun , feminine
foot, sole

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