Малороссия
Russian edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Малоро́ссия • (Maloróssija) f inan (genitive Малоро́ссии, relational adjective малоросси́йский)
- (historical) Little Russia
- (dated, now considered offensive) Ukraine
Usage notes edit
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 edit
Declension of Малоро́ссия (inan sg-only fem-form i-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Малоро́ссия Maloróssija |
| genitive | Малоро́ссии Maloróssii |
| dative | Малоро́ссии Maloróssii |
| accusative | Малоро́ссию Maloróssiju |
| instrumental | Малоро́ссией, Малоро́ссиею Maloróssijej, Maloróssijeju |
| prepositional | Малоро́ссии Maloróssii |
Synonyms edit
- Ма́лая Ру́сь (Málaja Rúsʹ), Ма́лая Росси́я (Málaja Rossíja), Малору́ссия (Malorússija)
Derived terms edit
- малоро́с (malorós)
- малороссия́нин (malorossijánin), малоросси́ец (malorossíjec), малороссия́нец (malorossijánec)
See also edit
- Росси́я (Rossíja)