Уркаина
Russian
Etymology
Blend of у́рка (úrka, “a criminal”) + Украи́на (Ukraína), originally from Ukrainian Уркаї́на (Urkajína). Coined in 2004 after the Orange Revolution, and popularised in 2011 from its usage in the satirical novel S.N.U.F.F.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʊrkɐˈinə]
Proper noun
Уркаи́на • (Urkaína) f inan (genitive Уркаи́ны)
- (derogatory, uncommon, Internet slang) Ukraine, perceived as a country of criminals
- Уркаина вперде. ― Urkaina vperde. ― Ukraine is going to ruin.
- (derogatory, slang, Ukraine, specifically) Ukraine under former president Viktor Yanukovych
- Бандюкович это Уркаина. ― Bandjukovič eto Urkaina. ― Bandyukovich [Viktor Yanukovych the bandit] is corruption in Ukraine. (graffiti written against Yanukovych)
Declension
Declension of Уркаи́на (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Уркаи́на Urkaína |
| genitive | Уркаи́ны Urkaíny |
| dative | Уркаи́не Urkaíne |
| accusative | Уркаи́ну Urkaínu |
| instrumental | Уркаи́ной, Уркаи́ною Urkaínoj, Urkaínoju |
| prepositional | Уркаи́не Urkaíne |
Synonyms
See also
- Рои́сся (Roíssja) (similar meaning as in sense 2, used by Russians to condemn corruption in their own country)