ватник
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ватник (1)
Russian
Etymology
From ва́та (váta, “cotton wool”) + -ник (-nik).
For sense 2, from the clothing worn by Soviet citizens, and an online satirical cartoon by the cartoonist Anton Chadsky about a sentient jacket simply known as "ва́тник". The term was popularised by netizens in VKontakte and LIVEJOURNAL, and the Russian opposition in general.
Pronunciation
Noun
ва́тник • (vátnik) m inan or m anim (genitive ва́тника, nominative plural ва́тники, genitive plural ва́тников, feminine ва́тница, diminutive ва́тничек)
- (inanimate) quilted jacket, vatnik
- Synonyms: фуфа́йка (fufájka), телогре́йка (telogréjka)
- (animate, derogatory, neologism) vatnik, sovok, a zealous Russian jingoist
- (animate, derogatory, neologism, specifically) a supporter of Vladimir Putin or the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- (derogatory, neologism, Ukraine, by extension) a soldier taking part in the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Declension
Declension of ва́тник (bian masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ва́тник vátnik |
ва́тники vátniki | |
| genitive | ва́тника vátnika |
ва́тников vátnikov | |
| dative | ва́тнику vátniku |
ва́тникам vátnikam | |
| accusative | animate | ва́тника vátnika |
ва́тников vátnikov |
| inanimate | ва́тник vátnik |
ва́тники vátniki | |
| instrumental | ва́тником vátnikom |
ва́тниками vátnikami | |
| prepositional | ва́тнике vátnike |
ва́тниках vátnikax | |
Derived terms
- адеква́тник (adekvátnik, “a moderately patriotic Ukrainian nationalist”)
- ва́тничек (vátniček)
- ва́тничество (vátničestvo, “worldview, characteristics of a vatnik”)
- ва́тный (vátnyj)
- вышива́тник (vyšivátnik, “a Ukrainian ultranationalist”)
Descendants
- → Armenian: վատնիկ (vatnik)
- → Azerbaijani: vatnik
- → Belarusian: ва́тнік (vátnik)
- → Chinese: 棉襖 / 棉袄 (mián'ǎo) (calque)
- → Crimean Tatar: vatnik
- → English: vatnik
- → Estonian: vatnik
- → French: vatnik
- → Georgian: ვატნიკი (vaṭniḳi)
- → German: Watnik
- → Latvian: vatņiks
- → Lithuanian: vatnikas
- → Swedish: vatnik
- → Ukrainian: ва́тник (vátnyk)
- → English: vatnyk
- → Uzbek: vatnik
See also
- зе́тник (zétnik, “a vatnik who uses the Z symbol, a supporter of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine”), зэ́тник (zɛ́tnik)
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Russian ва́тник (vátnik). By analysis, ва́та (váta) + -ник (-nyk).
Pronunciation
Noun
ва́тник • (vátnyk) m inan (genitive ва́тника, nominative plural ва́тники, genitive plural ва́тників)
- vatnik (jacket)
- (derogatory, neologism) vatnik (Russian jingoist)
- (derogatory, neologism, by extension) a Russian soldier who takes part in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Declension
Declension of ва́тник (inan velar masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ва́тник vátnyk |
ва́тники vátnyky |
| genitive | ва́тника vátnyka |
ва́тників vátnykiv |
| dative | ва́тникові, ва́тнику vátnykovi, vátnyku |
ва́тникам vátnykam |
| accusative | ва́тник vátnyk |
ва́тники vátnyky |
| instrumental | ва́тником vátnykom |
ва́тниками vátnykamy |
| locative | ва́тнику vátnyku |
ва́тниках vátnykax |
| vocative | ва́тнику vátnyku |
ва́тники vátnyky |
Descendants
- → English: vatnyk
See also
- вишива́тник (vyšyvátnyk)