колорад
Russian edit
Etymology edit
For the sense of "Russian nationalist", it is from the similarity of the beetle's colours from the Ribbon of Saint George, which is nowadays regarded as a symbol of Russian nationalism.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
колора́д • (kolorád) m anim (genitive колора́да, nominative plural колора́ды, genitive plural колора́дов)
- (colloquial) Colorado beetle.
- (offensive) Pro-Russian separatist in Donetsk/Luhansk in Eastern Ukraine.
- (politics, slang, derogatory) a Russian ultranationalist.
Declension edit
Declension of колора́д (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | колора́д kolorád |
колора́ды kolorády |
genitive | колора́да koloráda |
колора́дов kolorádov |
dative | колора́ду kolorádu |
колора́дам kolorádam |
accusative | колора́да koloráda |
колора́дов kolorádov |
instrumental | колора́дом kolorádom |
колора́дами kolorádami |
prepositional | колора́де koloráde |
колора́дах kolorádax |
See also edit
- ватник (vatnik)