Параша

See also: параша

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐˈraʂə]

Etymology 1

Derived from Параске́ва Грязни́ха (Paraskéva Grjazníxa), the holiday of Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans.

Noun

Пара́ша • (Parášaf inan (genitive Пара́ши, nominative plural Пара́ши, genitive plural Пара́ш)

  1. (Christianity) The folk holiday of Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans, falling on October 17.
Declension

Etymology 2

Influenced by пара́ша (paráša, a prison toilet, after the rainy conditions from Paraskeva's feast day) +‎ Ра́ша (Ráša, Russia).

Proper noun

Пара́ша • (Parášaf inan (genitive Пара́ши)

  1. (derogatory, sarcastic) Russia.
Declension
Derived terms
  • Парашоста́н (Parašostán)
Descendants
  • Ukrainian: Пара́ша (Paráša)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Пара́ша (Paráša).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐˈraʃɐ]

Proper noun

Пара́ша • (Parášaf inan (genitive Пара́ші, uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) Russia.

Declension

Declension of Пара́ша
(inan sg-only semisoft fem-form accent-a)
singular
nominative Пара́ша
Paráša
genitive Пара́ші
Paráši
dative Пара́ші
Paráši
accusative Пара́шу
Parášu
instrumental Пара́шею
Parášeju
locative Пара́ші
Paráši
vocative Пара́ше
Paráše

Derived terms

  • Парашоста́н (Parašostán)