боївка

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From бій (bij) +‎ -ка (-ka). Compare Russian боёвка (bojóvka).

Pronunciation

Noun

бої́вка (bojívkaf inan (genitive бої́вки, nominative plural боївки́, genitive plural боїво́к)

  1. (historical) The smallest armed unit of the OUN (Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists), assigned to perform minor operational tasks.
    В окремих місцевостях траплялися відкриті збройні виступи боївок ОУН; Під час виїзду гітлерівців із села націоналістична боївка влаштувала засідку, внаслідок якої загинуло 7 німецьких військовослужбовців.
    V okremyx miscevostjax trapljalysja vidkryti zbrojni vystupy bojivok OUN; Pid čas vyjizdu hitlerivciv iz sela nacionalistyčna bojivka vlaštuvala zasidku, vnaslidok jakoji zahynulo 7 nimecʹkyx vijsʹkovoslužbovciv.
    In some areas, there were open armed uprisings of OUN fighters; During the departure of the Nazis from the village, a militant unit set up an ambush, resulting in seven German servicemen being killed.

Declension

References

  • Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2013), “боївка”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (д – жучо́к), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN