ватник
Russian
editEtymology
editFrom ва́та (váta, “cotton wool”) + -ник (-nik).
For sense 2, from the clothing worn by Soviet citizens, and an online satirical cartoon by the cartoonist Anton Chadsky about a sentient jacket simply known as "ва́тник". The term was popularised by netizens in VKontakte and LIVEJOURNAL, and the Russian opposition in general.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editва́тник • (vátnik) m inan or m anim (genitive ва́тника, nominative plural ва́тники, genitive plural ва́тников, feminine ва́тница)
- (inanimate) quilted jacket, vatnik
- Synonyms: фуфа́йка (fufájka), телогре́йка (telogréjka)
- (animate, derogatory, neologism) vatnik, sovok, an overly zealous Russian jingoist
Usage notes
edit- In sense (2), the term is commonly used by Russian liberals to label right-wingers and supporters of Vladimir Putin's policies, including the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The term is often considered Russophobic and offensive by the latter.
Declension
editDeclension of ва́тник (bian masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | ва́тник vátnik |
ва́тники vátniki |
genitive | ва́тника vátnika |
ва́тников vátnikov |
dative | ва́тнику vátniku |
ва́тникам vátnikam |
accusative animate inanimate |
ва́тника vátnika |
ва́тников vátnikov |
ва́тник vátnik |
ва́тники vátniki | |
instrumental | ва́тником vátnikom |
ва́тниками vátnikami |
prepositional | ва́тнике vátnike |
ва́тниках vátnikax |
Descendants
edit- → Armenian: վատնիկ (vatnik)
- → Azerbaijani: vatnik
- → Belarusian: ва́тнік (vátnik)
- → Crimean Tatar: vatnik
- → English: vatnik
- → Estonian: vatnik
- → French: vatnik
- → Georgian: ვატნიკი (vaṭniḳi)
- → German: Watnik
- → Latvian: vatņiks
- → Lithuanian: vatnikas
- → Swedish: vatnik
- → Ukrainian: ва́тник (vátnyk)
- → English: vatnyk
- → Uzbek: vatnik
See also
edit- ва́тный (vátnyj)
- вышива́тник (vyšivátnik, “a Ukrainian ultranationalist”)
- зе́тник (zétnik, “a vatnik who uses the Z symbol, a supporter of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine”), зэ́тник (zɛ́tnik)
Ukrainian
editEtymology
editFrom Russian ва́тник (vátnik). By analysis, ва́та (váta) + -ник (-nyk).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editва́тник • (vátnyk) m inan (genitive ва́тника, nominative plural ва́тники, genitive plural ва́тників)
- vatnik (jacket)
- (derogatory, neologism) vatnik (Russian jingoist)
- 2023 September 14, “Посібник для українського “ватника”: чутки, саботаж, «орієнтація» дітей… [Guide to being a Ukrainian "vatnik": misinformation, sabotage, "indoctrination" of children...]”, in UkrInform[1]:
- (derogatory, neologism, by extension) a Russian soldier who takes part in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Declension
editDeclension of ва́тник (inan velar masc-form accent-a)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | ва́тник vátnyk |
ва́тники vátnyky |
genitive | ва́тника vátnyka |
ва́тників vátnykiv |
dative | ва́тникові, ва́тнику vátnykovi, vátnyku |
ва́тникам vátnykam |
accusative | ва́тник vátnyk |
ва́тники vátnyky |
instrumental | ва́тником vátnykom |
ва́тниками vátnykamy |
locative | ва́тнику vátnyku |
ва́тниках vátnykax |
vocative | ва́тнику vátnyku |
ва́тники vátnyky |
Descendants
edit- → English: vatnyk
See also
edit- вишива́тник (vyšyvátnyk)
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