москаль
Old Ruthenian
Alternative forms
- моска́л (moskál)
Noun
моска́ль • (moskálʹ) m pers
- a Muscovite
- (collective) Muscovites
- Synonyms: москва́ (moskvá), москвити́нъ (moskvitín)
Further reading
- Bulyka, A. M., editor (1999), “москаль”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 18 (местце – надзовати), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 166
Russian
Etymology
From Московия (Moskovija), referring to the Grand Duchy of Moscow from the 12th century. Its recent negative association originated from referring to soldiers from the Imperial Russian Army, and later applied to the Soviet Army and all Russians in general.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɐˈskalʲ]
Noun
моска́ль • (moskálʹ) m anim (genitive москаля́, nominative plural москали́, genitive plural москале́й)
- (Ukraine, slang, derogatory) a Russian person, Russki
- Synonym: каца́п (kacáp)
- (Ukraine, slang, derogatory) a Muscovite
Declension
Derived terms
- москалька (moskalʹka)
- москальский (moskalʹskij)
Descendants
- → Romanian: muscal
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Московія (Moskovija), referring to the Grand Duchy of Moscow from the 12th century. Its recent negative association originated from referring to soldiers from the Imperial Russian Army, and later applied to the Soviet Army and all Russians in general.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɔˈskalʲ]
Noun
моска́ль • (moskálʹ) m pers (genitive москаля́, nominative plural москалі́, genitive plural москалі́в, feminine моска́лька, related adjective моска́льський)
- (slang, derogatory) a Russian person, Russki
- Чи ти ві́риш, що москалі́ з'ї́ли все на́ше са́ло?
- Čy ty víryš, ščo moskalí zʺjíly vse náše sálo?
- Do you (really) believe that Russkies have eaten all our salo (lard)?
- (slang, derogatory) a Muscovite
- (archaic) a Russian person; an inhabitant of the Russian Empire; a Great Russian
- (archaic) soldier
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | моска́ль moskálʹ |
москалі́ moskalí |
genitive | москаля́ moskaljá |
москалі́в moskalív |
dative | москале́ві, москалю́ moskalévi, moskaljú |
москаля́м moskaljám |
accusative | москаля́ moskaljá |
москалі́в moskalív |
instrumental | москале́м moskalém |
москаля́ми moskaljámy |
locative | москале́ві, москалю́, москалі́ moskalévi, moskaljú, moskalí |
москаля́х moskaljáx |
vocative | моска́лю moskálju |
москалі́ moskalí |
Synonyms
- (a Russian person): каца́п (kacáp)
Derived terms
- москаленя́ (moskalenjá)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “москаль”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka