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Ukrainian
Etymology
Back-formation from Малоро́сія (Malorósija, “little Russia, historical name for Ukraine”)
Pronunciation
Noun
малоро́с • (malorós) m pers (genitive малоро́са, nominative plural малоро́си, genitive plural малоро́сів, feminine малоро́ска)
- (historical, now offensive, ethnic slur) Ukrainian
- (derogatory) a Ukrainian who is sympathetic to Russia, a traitor or quisling against Ukraine
Declension
Declension of малоро́с (pers hard masc-form accent-a)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “малорос”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN