вырусь
Russian
Etymology
Attested since 2004. From вы- (vy-, “out-”) + русь (rusʹ, “Rus”); modeled on вы́крест (výkrest). Literally, “ex-Russian” or “no longer Russian”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɨrʊsʲ]
Noun
вы́русь • (výrusʹ) f inan (genitive вы́руси, nominative plural вы́руси, genitive plural вы́русей)
- (neologism, derogatory, usually collective) Russians who have shed their Russian identity in favour of another; ex-Russians, turncoats, traitors
Usage notes
Used mainly in Russian nationalist discourse.
Declension
Related terms
- не́русь (nérusʹ, “non-Russians, people who are not ethnic Russians”)
- о́трусь (ótrusʹ, “Russians who have lost their Russian identity but not joined another”)
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