москаль

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

Noun

моска́ль (moskálʹ) m pers

  1. a Muscovite
  2. (collective) Muscovites
    Synonyms: москва́ (moskvá), москвити́нъ (moskvitín)

Descendants

  • Belarusian: маска́ль (maskálʹ)
  • Rusyn: моска́ль (moskálʹ)
  • Ukrainian: моска́ль (moskálʹ)

Further reading

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)

  1. (Ukraine, slang, derogatory) a Russian person, Russki
    Synonym: каца́п (kacáp)
  2. (Ukraine, slang, derogatory) a Muscovite

Declension

Derived terms

  • москалька (moskalʹka)
  • москальский (moskalʹskij)

Descendants

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)

  1. (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)?
  2. (slang, derogatory) a Muscovite
  3. (archaic) a Russian person; an inhabitant of the Russian Empire; a Great Russian
  4. (archaic) soldier

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