большевицкий

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

большеви́к (bolʹševík) +‎ -цкий (-ckij).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bəlʲʂɨˈvʲit͡skʲɪj]

Adjective

большеви́цкий • (bolʹševíckij)

  1. Bolshevistic

Usage notes

This has been displaced by большеви́стский (bolʹševístskij) in Russia soon after the Bolshevik Coup but not outside the communist bloc. Expatriates have continued to use it and so it is somewhat marked as a word expressing aversion to the reds, if it isn’t completely unknown.

Declension