чекіст
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Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian чеки́ст (čekíst).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
чекі́ст • (čekíst) m pers (genitive чекі́ста, nominative plural чекі́сти, genitive plural чекі́стів, feminine чекі́стка, relational adjective чекі́стський)
- (historical) Chekist (agent of the Cheka, the Soviet Russian secret police from 1917 to 1922, replacing the Okhrana secret police of Tsarist Russia; succeeded by the OGPU and NKVD)
- (by extension, metonymically) Chekist (KGB man, FSB agent; a national security official employed by any of the state security intelligence agencies of the Soviet Union or Russian Federation)
Declension
Declension of чекі́ст (pers hard masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | чекі́ст čekíst |
чекі́сти čekísty |
| genitive | чекі́ста čekísta |
чекі́стів čekístiv |
| dative | чекі́стові, чекі́сту čekístovi, čekístu |
чекі́стам čekístam |
| accusative | чекі́ста čekísta |
чекі́стів čekístiv |
| instrumental | чекі́стом čekístom |
чекі́стами čekístamy |
| locative | чекі́стові, чекі́сті čekístovi, čekísti |
чекі́стах čekístax |
| vocative | чекі́сте čekíste |
чекі́сти čekísty |
References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “чекіст”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “чекіст”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “чекіст”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “чекіст”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “чекіст”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “чекіст”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)