Роисся

Russian

Alternative forms

• Раися (Raisja) (internet slang)

Etymology

A humorous misspelling of Росси́я (Rossíja), possibly playing with the word рои́ться (roítʹsja, “to swarm, to crowd”).

This misspelling first appeared from a 2008 photo of a belt buckle. It became popular as a mockery of Dmitry Medvedev's article "Росси́я, вперёд (Rossíja, vperjód)" and the patrotic slogan "вперёд, Росси́я (vperjód, Rossíja)" (both meaning "Forward, Russia!").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɐˈisʲːə]

Proper noun

Рои́сся • (Roíssja) f inan (genitive Рои́сси)

1. (derogatory, humorous, Internet slang) Russia.
   • Рои́сся 20 лет спустя́

     Roíssja 20 let spustjá

     Ruissa, 20 years later

   • Рои́сся для рссу́ких (a slogan mocking ultranationalists, based on the nationalist motto "Росси́я для ру́сских" (Russia for the Russians))

     Roíssja dlja rssúkix

     Ruissa for Ruissans

Usage notes

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

Declension

Declension of Рои́сся (inan sg-only fem-form soft-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	Рои́сся Roíssja
genitive	Рои́сси Roíssi
dative	Рои́ссе Roísse
accusative	Рои́ссю Roíssju
instrumental	Рои́ссей, Рои́ссею Roíssej, Roísseju
prepositional	Рои́ссе Roísse

Synonyms

• Эрэ́фия (Erɛ́fija), эта страна (eta strana) ("this country" in Internet slang), Ра́шка (Ráška)
• Расе́я (Raséja)

Derived terms

• Рои́сся, вперде́ (Roíssja, vperdé)