Даунбасс

Russian

Etymology

From да́ун ("a person with Down's syndrome, retard, stupid") and Донба́сс (Donbáss, “Donbass, Ukrainian area held by Russian separatists”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [dəʊnˈbas]

Proper noun

Даунба́сс • (Daunbáss) m inan (genitive Даунба́сса)

(Ukraine, slang, offensive) The Donetsk People's Republic.
(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

Coordinate terms

ОРДЛО́ (ORDLÓ)
Доне́цкая Наро́дная Респу́блика (Donéckaja Naródnaja Respúblika), ДНР (DNR)
Луга́нская Наро́дная Респу́блика (Lugánskaja Naródnaja Respúblika), ЛНР (LNR)
Луга́ндон (Lugándon) (derogatory, slang)

See also

майда́ун (majdáun, “a supporter of the Euromaidan protest and the Ukrainian government”)

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