країна 404

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Ukrainian краї́на (krajína, “country”) and по́милка 404 (pómylka 404, “an online error”) (краї́на чоти́риста чоти́ри), suggesting that Russia is an illegitimate state. Based on страна́ 404 (straná 404), which had been used by nationalist Russian users to mock Ukraine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [krɐˈjinɐ t͡ʃɔˈtɪrestɐ t͡ʃɔˈtɪre]

Noun

краї́на 404 • (krajína 404) f inan (genitive краї́ни 404, nominative plural краї́ни 404, genitive plural краї́н 404)

1. (derogatory, slang, neologism) Russia.

Usage notes

This term was coined by Ukrainians in reference to a derisive Russian term for Ukraine, страна́ 404 (straná 404, “country 404, Ukraine as a non-existent country”).

After the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian online users used it back towards Russia, referencing international sanctions against and criminal investigations of Russia, the international arrest warrant for its president, and its worsened reputation.

Declension

Declension of краї́на 404 (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	краї́на 404 krajína 404	краї́ни 404 krajíny 404
genitive	краї́ни 404 krajíny 404	краї́н 404 krajín 404
dative	краї́ні 404 krajíni 404	краї́нам 404 krajínam 404
accusative	краї́ну 404 krajínu 404	краї́ни 404 krajíny 404
instrumental	краї́ною 404 krajínoju 404	краї́нами 404 krajínamy 404
locative	краї́ні 404 krajíni 404	краї́нах 404 krajínax 404
vocative	краї́но 404 krajíno 404	краї́ни 404 krajíny 404