jeżowszczyzna

See also: jeżowszczyzną

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ежо́вщина (ježóvščina). Named after Russian secret police official Nikolai Yezhov + -yzna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɛ.ʐɔfˈʂt͡ʂɘz.na/
  • Rhymes: -ɘzna
  • Syllabification: je‧żow‧szczyz‧na

Proper noun

jeżowszczyzna f

  1. (historical) Yezhovshchina, Great Purge (period of intense political repression and mass purges in the Soviet Union during the late 1930s, particularly from 1937 to 1938)
    Synonyms: wielki terror, wielka czystka

Declension

Declension of jeżowszczyzna
singular
nominative jeżowszczyzna
genitive jeżowszczyzny
dative jeżowszczyźnie
accusative jeżowszczyznę
instrumental jeżowszczyzną
locative jeżowszczyźnie
vocative jeżowszczyzno

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