Уркаїна

Ukrainian

Etymology

у́рка (úrka, “a criminal”) +‎ Украї́на (Ukrajína, “Ukraine”). Coined in 2004 after the Orange Revolution, and popularised in 2011 from its usage in the satirical novel S.N.U.F.F.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊrkɐˈjinɐ]

Proper noun

Уркаї́на • (Urkajína) f inan (genitive Уркаї́ни, uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) Ukraine, under a corrupt government
  2. (derogatory, specifically) Ukraine under former president Viktor Yanukovych.

Declension

Declension of Уркаї́на
(inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)
singular
nominative Уркаї́на
Urkajína
genitive Уркаї́ни
Urkajíny
dative Уркаї́ні
Urkajíni
accusative Уркаї́ну
Urkajínu
instrumental Уркаї́ною
Urkajínoju
locative Уркаї́ні
Urkajíni
vocative Уркаї́но
Urkajíno

Descendants

  • → Russian: Уркаи́на (Urkaína)
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