русня

Russian

Etymology

рус- (rus-) +‎ -ня (-nja) or Русь (Rusʹ) +‎ -ня (-nja).

This slur was coined during the Second Chechen War by the Chechen terrorist Shamil Basayev in analogy of the name Чечня́ (Čečnjá), as the -ня suffix was seen by him as derogatory for referring Chechens as a mob.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rʊsʲˈnʲa]

Noun

русня́ • (rusnjá) f inan (genitive русни́, uncountable)

1. (collective, ethnic slur, offensive) Russia

   уехал из русни

   ujexal iz rusni

   left Russia

   А это отрывок из интервью Басаева в Интернете (ведь не секрет, что в Интернете есть сепаратистские сайты). «Если лечиться, то лучше в Русне ― дешевле и качественнее», ― продолжает свои откровения Басаев. Для самых сообразительных поясняю, что Русня ― это мы с вами. - Ольга Бакушинская, «Рецепты доктора Басаева», ноябрь 2004 г., «Комсомольская правда»

   A eto otryvok iz intervʹju Basajeva v Internete (vedʹ ne sekret, što v Internete jestʹ separatistskije sajty). «Jesli lečitʹsja, to lučše v Rusne ― deševle i kačestvenneje», ― prodolžajet svoi otkrovenija Basajev. Dlja samyx soobrazitelʹnyx pojasnjaju, što Rusnja ― eto my s vami. - Olʹga Bakušinskaja, «Recepty doktora Basajeva», nojabrʹ 2004 g., «Komsomolʹskaja pravda»

   And this is an excerpt from an interview with Basayev on the Internet (it is no secret that there are separatist sites on the Internet). "If you need treatment, it is better to go to Russia - cheaper and better quality," Basayev continues his revelations. For those who know the most, I will explain that "Rusnya" is us and you. - Olga Bakushinskaya, "Recipes of Doctor Basayev", November 2004, "Komsomolskaya Pravda"

2. (collective, ethnic slur, offensive, by extension) Russians, Russkis

Declension

Declension of русня́ (inan sg-only fem-form soft-stem accent-b) 

	singular
nominative	русня́ rusnjá
genitive	русни́ rusní
dative	русне́ rusné
accusative	русню́ rusnjú
instrumental	руснёй, руснёю rusnjój, rusnjóju
prepositional	русне́ rusné

Synonyms

• ру́сский (rússkij) (regular, neutral; ethnic Russian, n.)

Coordinate terms

• россия́нин (rossijánin) (regular, neutral; Russian citizen, n.)

Derived terms

• русня́вый (rusnjávyj)

Descendants

• → Ukrainian: русня́ (rusnjá)

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• росня́ (rosnjá) (alternative spelling, internet slang)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian русня́ (rusnjá). Also can be analysed as рус- (rus-) +‎ -ня (-nja). Popularised initially by far-right nationalists in Ukraine in opposition to the pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine. Later popularized again during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rʊsʲˈnʲa]

Noun

русня́ • (rusnjá) f inan (genitive русні́, uncountable)

1. (slang, derogatory, collective, offensive, ethnic slur) Russia
2. (slang, derogatory, collective, offensive, ethnic slur, by extension) Russians, Russkis

   Йо́бана русня́!

   Jóbana rusnjá!

   Those fucking Russians!

   Шо там по русні́? А русні́ - пизда́!

   Šo tam po rusní? A rusní - pyzdá!

   How are the Russians doing? The Russians are fucked up!

Declension

Declension of русня́ (inan sg-only soft fem-form accent-d)

	singular
nominative	русня́ rusnjá
genitive	русні́ rusní
dative	русні́ rusní
accusative	русню́ rusnjú
instrumental	русне́ю rusnéju
locative	русні́ rusní
vocative	русне́ rusné

Synonyms

• росія́нин (rosijányn, “a Russian person”) (neutral)
• каца́п (kacáp), кацапня́ (kacapnjá), моска́ль (moskálʹ) (ethnic slurs, all offensive)

Derived terms

• білорусня́ (bilorusnjá) (Belarusians)
• йбн рсн (jbn rsn) (short for "йоба́на русня́", "those fucking Russians")
• русня́вий (rusnjávyj) (related to Russia or Russians)
• русня́вський (rusnjávsʹkyj)