прокладка

Russian

Etymology

прокла́д(ывать) (proklád(yvatʹ)) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Senses 5 and 6 refer to the protest flags' similar appearance to a menstrual pad.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prɐˈkɫatkə]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

прокла́дка • (prokládka) f inan (genitive прокла́дки, nominative plural прокла́дки, genitive plural прокла́док)

  1. laying, building, construction (of roads, pipes, communications, etc.)
  2. packing, lining, gasket
  3. menstrual pad
  4. (derogatory) a fraudulent business that steals money from customers
  5. (politics, slang, derogatory, offensive) the white-red-white flag of Belarus, formerly the national flag, used to protest Alexander Lukashenko's government
  6. (politics, slang, derogatory, offensive) the white-blue-white flag used in Russia to protest the 2022 invasion of Ukraine

Declension

Declension of прокла́дка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 
singular plural
nominative прокла́дка
prokládka 		прокла́дки
prokládki
genitive прокла́дки
prokládki 		прокла́док
prokládok
dative прокла́дке
prokládke 		прокла́дкам
prokládkam
accusative прокла́дку
prokládku 		прокла́дки
prokládki
instrumental прокла́дкой, прокла́дкою
prokládkoj, prokládkoju 		прокла́дками
prokládkami
prepositional прокла́дке
prokládke 		прокла́дках
prokládkax

Synonyms

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