вырусь
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Attested since 2004. From вы- (vy-, “out-”) + русь (rusʹ, “Rus”); modeled on вы́крест (výkrest). Literally, “ex-Russian” or “no longer Russian”.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Used mainly in Russian nationalist discourse.
Declension edit
Declension of вы́русь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a)