Евромайдан

Russian

Etymology

Blend of Евро́па (Jevrópa, “Europe”) +‎ майда́н (majdán, “square”), from Ukrainian Євромайда́н (Jevromajdán), named after Ukrainian Майда́н Незале́жності (Majdán Nezaléžnosti, “Independence Square”) in Kiev.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [(j)ɪvrəmɐjˈdan]

Proper noun

Евромайда́н • (Jevromajdán) m inan (genitive Евромайда́на)

  1. Euromaidan (series of anti-government protests in Ukraine)

Declension
Declension of Евромайда́н (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular
nominative Евромайда́н
Jevromajdán
genitive Евромайда́на
Jevromajdána
dative Евромайда́ну
Jevromajdánu
accusative Евромайда́н
Jevromajdán
instrumental Евромайда́ном
Jevromajdánom
prepositional Евромайда́не
Jevromajdáne

Derived terms
  • Евреймайда́н (Jevrejmajdán, “the Euromaidan being accused of being a plot by a Jewish conspiracy”) (derogatory)
  • майдаун (majdaun, “a supporter of the protests and the Ukrainian government”)
  • майданутый (majdanutyj, “a supporter of the Orange Revolution and the Euromaidan protests”)
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