Даунбасс

Russian

Etymology

From даун ("a person with Down's syndrome, retard, stupid") and Донбасс (Donbass, “Donbass, Russian separatist area”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [dəʊnˈbas]

Proper noun

Даунба́сс • (Daunbáss) m inan (genitive Даунба́сса)

  1. (Ukraine, slang, offensive) the Donetsk People's Republic.
  2. (Ukraine, slang, offensive) the pro-Russian separatists of the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine.

Usage notes

Mostly used by Ukrainians, especially nationalists.

Declension
Declension of Даунба́сс (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular
nominative Даунба́сс
Daunbáss
genitive Даунба́сса
Daunbássa
dative Даунба́ссу
Daunbássu
accusative Даунба́сс
Daunbáss
instrumental Даунба́ссом
Daunbássom
prepositional Даунба́ссе
Daunbásse

See also
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