орк

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from English orc.

The 2022 usage for "Russian soldiers" refers to the war crimes committed by the Russian military.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ork]

Noun

орк (ork) m anim (genitive о́рка, nominative plural о́рки, genitive plural о́рков, related adjective о́ркский or о́рочий)

  1. (fantasy) orc (humanoid monster warrior)
  2. (derogatory, Internet slang) a Russian person with little to no desirable qualities (unattractive, low intelligence, uncultured, etc.)
  3. (politics, derogatory, neologism, Ukraine) Russian invader (a Russian, DPR, or LPR soldier participating in the 2022 invasion of Ukraine)

Declension

Antonyms

Coordinate terms

  • ваха (vaxa, Warhammer) (online slang: orks are among the playable armies in that game)
  • Мордор (Mordor, Mordor, Russia) (derogatory, slang)
  • оккупа́нт (okkupánt, occupant, a Russian soldier)

Derived terms

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from English orc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɔrk]

Noun

орк (ork) m pers (genitive о́рка, nominative plural о́рки, genitive plural о́рків, related adjective о́рківський or о́ркський, diminutive орченя́)

  1. (fantasy) orc (humanoid monster)
  2. (politics, derogatory) Russian invader (a Russian, DPR, or LPR soldier participating in the 2022 invasion of Ukraine)

Declension

Derived terms

  • оркоста́н (orkostán, land of orcs, Russia) (derogatory, slang)
  • орчи́на (orčýna, a big orc, a Russian soldier or man) (derogatory, slang)
  • орчи́ня (orčýnja, a female orc, a Russian woman) (derogatory, slang)
  • орочня́ (oročnjá, orcs, Russians) (collective, derogatory, slang)
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