боёвка

Russian

Etymology

Short of боевая организация (bojevaja organizacija, “battle organization”) or a similar term. Cognate with Ukrainian бої́вка (bojívka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɐˈjɵfkə]

Noun

боёвка • (bojóvka) f inan (genitive боёвки, nominative plural боёвки, genitive plural боёвок)

1. (historical, informal) a terrorist group of anarchists or Esers in beginning of the 20th century in Tsarist Russia and early Soviet Russia
2. (dated, informal) any terrorist group

Declension

Declension of боёвка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	боёвка bojóvka	боёвки bojóvki
genitive	боёвки bojóvki	боёвок bojóvok
dative	боёвке bojóvke	боёвкам bojóvkam
accusative	боёвку bojóvku	боёвки bojóvki
instrumental	боёвкой, боёвкою bojóvkoj, bojóvkoju	боёвками bojóvkami
prepositional	боёвке bojóvke	боёвках bojóvkax

Pre-reform declension of боёвка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	боёвка bojóvka	боёвки bojóvki
genitive	боёвки bojóvki	боёвокъ bojóvok
dative	боёвкѣ bojóvkě	боёвкамъ bojóvkam
accusative	боёвку bojóvku	боёвки bojóvki
instrumental	боёвкой, боёвкою bojóvkoj, bojóvkoju	боёвками bojóvkami
prepositional	боёвкѣ bojóvkě	боёвкахъ bojóvkax

See also

• боевик (bojevik)