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Ukrainian
Etymology
у́рка (úrka, “a criminal”) + Украї́на (Ukrajína, “Ukraine”). Coined in 2004 after the Orange Revolution, and popularised in 2011 from its usage in the satirical novel S.N.U.F.F.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Уркаї́на • (Urkajína) f inan (genitive Уркаї́ни, uncountable)
- (derogatory) Ukraine, under a corrupt government
- (derogatory, specifically) Ukraine under former president Viktor Yanukovych.
Declension
Declension of Уркаї́на
(inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)
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singular
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| nominative
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Уркаї́на
Urkajína
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| genitive
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Уркаї́ни
Urkajíny
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| dative
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Уркаї́ні
Urkajíni
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| accusative
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Уркаї́ну
Urkajínu
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| instrumental
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Уркаї́ною
Urkajínoju
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| locative
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Уркаї́ні
Urkajíni
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| vocative
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Уркаї́но
Urkajíno
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Descendants