исподтишка

Russian

Etymology

из-под (iz-pod) +‎ тишка́ (tišká), genitive singular of тишо́к (tišók), preserved only in тишко́м (tiškóm, “silently, covertly”) and related to тишина́ (tišiná, “silence”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɪspətʲːɪʂˈka]
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Adverb

исподтишка́ • (ispodtišká)

  1. stealthily, on the quiet, on the sly
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