анафема

Russian

Alternative forms

• ана́ѳема (anáfema) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάθεμα (anáthema).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈnafʲɪmə]

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Noun

ана́фема • (anáfema) f inan (genitive ана́фемы, nominative plural ана́фемы, genitive plural ана́фем)

1. (religion, Christianity) anathema, excommunication
2. (colloquial, Internet slang, humorous) ostracism, ban

   Synonyms: бан (ban), остракизм (ostrakizm)

3. (colloquial, dated) A profanity that expresses one's displeasure with the situation; damn, dammit
   • 1901/2017, Макси́м Го́рький (Maksím Górʹkij), Тро́е (Tróje) [The Three]:

     Лунёв молча́л и, ненави́дя её всей душо́й, ду́мал: «Хоть бы ты, ана́фема, но́гу себе́ вы́вихнула, пры́гая тут...»

     Lunjóv molčál i, nenavídja jejó vsej dušój, dúmal: «Xotʹ by ty, anáfema, nógu sebé vývixnula, prýgaja tut...»

     Lunyov was silent and, hating her with his whole heart, thought: "Damn you, I wish you dislocated your leg, jumping here ...”

Declension

Declension of ана́фема (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ана́фема anáfema	ана́фемы anáfemy
genitive	ана́фемы anáfemy	ана́фем anáfem
dative	ана́феме anáfeme	ана́фемам anáfemam
accusative	ана́фему anáfemu	ана́фемы anáfemy
instrumental	ана́фемой, ана́фемою anáfemoj, anáfemoju	ана́фемами anáfemami
prepositional	ана́феме anáfeme	ана́фемах anáfemax

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• ана́тема (anátema)
• ана́хтема (anáxtema) — archaic
• ана́хтем (anáxtem) — as a profanity

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάθεμα (anáthema).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈnafemɐ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ана́фема • (anáfema) f inan (genitive ана́феми, nominative plural ана́феми, genitive plural ана́фем)

1. (inanimate) anathema, excommunication
2. (swear word) A profanity that expresses one's displeasure with the situation; damn, dammit

Declension

Declension of ана́фема (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ана́фема anáfema	ана́феми anáfemy
genitive	ана́феми anáfemy	ана́фем anáfem
dative	ана́фемі anáfemi	ана́фемам anáfemam
accusative	ана́фему anáfemu	ана́феми anáfemy
instrumental	ана́фемою anáfemoju	ана́фемами anáfemamy
locative	ана́фемі anáfemi	ана́фемах anáfemax
vocative	ана́фемо anáfemo	ана́феми anáfemy

Derived terms

• ана́фемський (anáfemsʹkyj)

References

• “анафема”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)