медвежья услуга
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Russian
Etymology
From медве́жий (medvéžij, “bear's”) + услу́га (uslúga, “service”) - "bear's service". According to Max Vasmer, possibly after Jean de La Fontaine's fable about a bear who broke his owner's head trying to kill a fly, in Russia spread thanks to Ivan Krylov's fable "The Hermit and the Bear" (Пусты́нник и медве́дь). The moral being "an obliging fool is more dangerous than an enemy."
Pronunciation
Noun
медве́жья услу́га • (medvéžʹja uslúga) f inan (genitive медве́жьей услу́ги, nominative plural медве́жьи услу́ги, genitive plural медве́жьих услу́г)
- (idiomatic) disservice, more harm than good (an ill turn or injury)
Declension
Declension of медве́жья услу́га (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | медве́жья услу́га medvéžʹja uslúga |
медве́жьи услу́ги medvéžʹi uslúgi |
| genitive | медве́жьей услу́ги medvéžʹjej uslúgi |
медве́жьих услу́г medvéžʹix uslúg |
| dative | медве́жьей услу́ге medvéžʹjej uslúge |
медве́жьим услу́гам medvéžʹim uslúgam |
| accusative | медве́жью услу́гу medvéžʹju uslúgu |
медве́жьи услу́ги medvéžʹi uslúgi |
| instrumental | медве́жьей услу́гой, медве́жьею услу́гою medvéžʹjej uslúgoj, medvéžʹjeju uslúgoju |
медве́жьими услу́гами medvéžʹimi uslúgami |
| prepositional | медве́жьей услу́ге medvéžʹjej uslúge |
медве́жьих услу́гах medvéžʹix uslúgax |