ждун
Russian
Etymology
From ждать (ždatʹ) + -ун (-un).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʐdun]
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Noun
ждун • (ždun) m anim (genitive ждуна́, nominative plural ждуны́, genitive plural ждуно́в, feminine жду́нья)
- (colloquial) awaiter, someone who waits
- (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
Declension of ждун (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | жду́н ždún |
ждуны́ žduný |
| genitive | ждуна́ žduná |
ждуно́в ždunóv |
| dative | ждуну́ ždunú |
ждуна́м ždunám |
| accusative | ждуна́ žduná |
ждуно́в ždunóv |
| instrumental | ждуно́м ždunóm |
ждуна́ми ždunámi |
| prepositional | ждуне́ žduné |
ждуна́х ždunáx |