Sovetskoi Sojuza

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Советский Союз (Sovetskij Sojuz).

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsoʋet͡skoi̯ ˈsojuzɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞ʋe̞t͡s̠kŏ̞̥ ˈs̠o̞juz̠]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsoʋet͡skoi̯ ˈsojuːzɑ/, [ˈʃo̞ʋe̞t͡sko̞i̯ ˈʃo̞jˑuːʒ̥ɑ]

Proper noun

Sovetskoi Sojuza

  1. (historical) Soviet Union (a former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries)
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by P. I. Maksimov and N. A. Iljin, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun neljättä klaassaa vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:
      Pohjapooli Sahalinaa kuuluu So[v]etskoi Sojuzalle, lounatpooli Japonille.
      The northern part of Sakhalin belongs to the Soviet Union, the southern part to Japan.

Declension

Declension of Sovetskoi Sojuza: see sovetskoi and sojuza