Ukrainian

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беркутівці в 2007 році

Etymology

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From Бе́ркут (Bérkut) +‎ -івець (-ivecʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛrkʊtʲiʋet͡sʲ]
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Noun

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бе́ркутівець (bérkutivecʹm pers (genitive бе́ркутівця, nominative plural бе́ркутівці, genitive plural бе́ркутівців, relational adjective бе́ркутівський)

  1. (colloquial) Berkut officer (member of the 'Berkut' special militsia subunits, disbanded by the Government of Ukraine in 2014 but incorporated into the Russian Federation's forces in occupied Crimea)

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