ватник
Russian edit
Etymology edit
From 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 edit
Noun edit
ва́тник • (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 edit
Declension of ва́тник (bian masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
- → 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 edit
Etymology edit
From Russian ва́тник (vátnik).
Noun edit
ва́тник • (vátnyk) m ? (genitive [please provide], nominative plural [please provide])
- 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]:
Descendants edit
- → English: vatnyk