рагуль
Russian
Alternative forms
- рогу́ль (rogúlʹ)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian рагу́ль (rahúlʹ), used since the 1960's among Russians in Lviv, and spread all over western Ukraine. Various etymologies suggest that this term was originally from рог (rog, “a horn”) or рога́тка (rogátka, “a slingshot, a turnpike”). The latter referred to barriers that kept outsiders from cities before they were annexed into the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Sense 3 was popularised by pro-Russian opponents of the Euromaidan protests, who perceive supporters to be mostly from western Ukraine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rɐˈɡulʲ]
Noun
рагу́ль • (ragúlʹ) m anim (genitive рагу́ля, nominative plural рагу́ли, genitive plural рагу́лей)
- (colloquial, derogatory) a boor, a hillbilly.
- (colloquial, offensive) a person from western Ukraine.
- (colloquial, offensive) a supporter of the Euromaidan protests.
- (colloquial, offensive, Internet slang, by extension) a Ukrainian nationalist, especially one seen as against Russian interests.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | рагу́ль ragúlʹ |
рагу́ли ragúli |
| genitive | рагу́ля ragúlja |
рагу́лей ragúlej |
| dative | рагу́лю ragúlju |
рагу́лям ragúljam |
| accusative | рагу́ля ragúlja |
рагу́лей ragúlej |
| instrumental | рагу́лем ragúlem |
рагу́лями ragúljami |
| prepositional | рагу́ле ragúle |
рагу́лях ragúljax |
Ukrainian
Etymology
Related to the words рог (roh, “a horn”) and рогатий (rohatyj, “horned, with horns”). The "а" was influenced by Russian pronunciation.
The sense of "western Ukrainian" was attested since the 1960s among Russians living in Lviv.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rɐˈɦulʲ]
Noun
рагу́ль • (rahúlʹ) m pers (genitive рагу́ля, nominative plural рагу́лі, genitive plural рагу́лів)
- (colloquial, derogatory) a boor, an uneducated person, a peasant
- (colloquial, offensive) a person from western Ukraine.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | рагу́ль rahúlʹ |
рагу́лі rahúli |
| genitive | рагу́ля rahúlja |
рагу́лів rahúliv |
| dative | рагу́леві, рагу́лю rahúlevi, rahúlju |
рагу́лям rahúljam |
| accusative | рагу́ля rahúlja |
рагу́лів rahúliv |
| instrumental | рагу́лем rahúlem |
рагу́лями rahúljamy |
| locative | рагу́леві, рагу́лю, рагу́лі rahúlevi, rahúlju, rahúli |
рагу́лях rahúljax |
| vocative | рагу́лю rahúlju |
рагу́лі rahúli |
Descendants
- → Russian: рагу́ль (ragúlʹ)
References
- “рагуль”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)