Эрэфия

Russian

Etymology

Derived from РФ (RF), an acronym for Росси́йская Федера́ция (Rossíjskaja Federácija, “Russian Federation”).

Proper noun

Эрэ́фия • (Erɛ́fija) f inan (genitive Эрэ́фии)

1. (derogatory, humorous, Internet slang) Russia.

Usage notes

Used by the Russian blogosphere to poke fun of poor social conditions and corruption in their own country.

Declension

Declension of Эрэ́фия (inan sg-only fem-form i-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	Эрэ́фия Erɛ́fija
genitive	Эрэ́фии Erɛ́fii
dative	Эрэ́фии Erɛ́fii
accusative	Эрэ́фию Erɛ́fiju
instrumental	Эрэ́фией, Эрэ́фиею Erɛ́fijej, Erɛ́fijeju
prepositional	Эрэ́фии Erɛ́fii

Synonyms

• Роисся (Roissja)
• Расея (Raseja)