ждун

Russian

Etymology

From ждать (ždatʹ) +‎ -ун (-un).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐdun]
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Noun

ждун • (ždunm anim (genitive ждуна́, nominative plural ждуны́, genitive plural ждуно́в, feminine жду́нья)

  1. (colloquial) awaiter, someone who waits
  2. (neologism, politics, derogatory) an enemy sympathizer; a secretly disloyal civilian waiting to be liberated by the other side's armed forces (used in both Russia and Ukraine, and applied to civilians on either side of the Russian-Ukrainian war)

Declension