країна 404
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Ukrainian краї́на (krajína, “country”) and по́милка 404 (pómylka 404, “an online error”) (краї́на чоти́риста чоти́ри), suggesting that Russia is an illegitimate state. Based on страна́ 404 (straná 404), which had been used by nationalist Russian users to mock Ukraine.
Pronunciation
Noun
краї́на 404 • (krajína 404) f inan (genitive краї́ни 404, nominative plural краї́ни 404, genitive plural краї́н 404)
- (derogatory, slang, neologism) Russia.
Usage notes
This term was coined by Ukrainians in reference to a derisive Russian term for Ukraine, страна́ 404 (straná 404, “country 404, Ukraine as a non-existent country”).
After the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian online users used it back towards Russia, referencing international sanctions against and criminal investigations of Russia, the international arrest warrant for its president, and its worsened reputation.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | краї́на 404 krajína 404 |
краї́ни 404 krajíny 404 |
| genitive | краї́ни 404 krajíny 404 |
краї́н 404 krajín 404 |
| dative | краї́ні 404 krajíni 404 |
краї́нам 404 krajínam 404 |
| accusative | краї́ну 404 krajínu 404 |
краї́ни 404 krajíny 404 |
| instrumental | краї́ною 404 krajínoju 404 |
краї́нами 404 krajínamy 404 |
| locative | краї́ні 404 krajíni 404 |
краї́нах 404 krajínax 404 |
| vocative | краї́но 404 krajíno 404 |
краї́ни 404 krajíny 404 |