Параша
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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Derived from Параске́ва Грязни́ха (Paraskéva Grjazníxa), the holiday of Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans.
Noun
Пара́ша • (Paráša) f inan (genitive Пара́ши, nominative plural Пара́ши, genitive plural Пара́ш)
- (Christianity) The folk holiday of Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans, falling on October 17.
Declension
Declension of Пара́ша (inan fem-form sibilant-stem accent-a)
Etymology 2
Influenced by пара́ша (paráša, “a prison toilet, after the rainy conditions from Paraskeva's feast day”) + Ра́ша (Ráša, “Russia”).
Proper noun
Пара́ша • (Paráša) f inan (genitive Пара́ши)
- (chiefly derogatory, ironic) Russia.
Declension
Derived terms
- Парашоста́н (Parašostán)
Descendants
- → Ukrainian: Пара́ша (Paráša)
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Пара́ша (Paráša).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Пара́ша • (Paráša) f inan (genitive Пара́ші, uncountable)
- (chiefly derogatory) Russia.
Declension
Declension of Пара́ша (inan sg-only semisoft fem-form accent-a)
Derived terms
- Парашоста́н (Parašostán)