Малороссия
Russian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [məɫɐˈrosʲːɪjə]
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Proper noun
Малоро́ссия • (Maloróssija) f inan (genitive Малоро́ссии, relational adjective малоросси́йский)
- (historical) Little Russia
- (dated, now considered offensive) Ukraine
Usage notes
Now considered offensive in Ukraine, as it was associated with Tsarist rule. The terms малорос (maloros) and малоросійство (malorosijstvo) refers to Ukrainians who are too loyal to Russia instead of their own nation.
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Малоро́ссия Maloróssija |
| genitive | Малоро́ссии Maloróssii |
| dative | Малоро́ссии Maloróssii |
| accusative | Малоро́ссию Maloróssiju |
| instrumental | Малоро́ссией, Малоро́ссиею Maloróssijej, Maloróssijeju |
| prepositional | Малоро́ссии Maloróssii |
Synonyms
- Ма́лая Ру́сь (Málaja Rúsʹ), Ма́лая Росси́я (Málaja Rossíja), Малору́ссия (Malorússija)
Derived terms
- малоро́с (malorós)
- малороссия́нин (malorossijánin), малоросси́ец (malorossíjec), малороссия́нец (malorossijánec)
See also
- Росси́я (Rossíja)
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