укронаци

Russian

Etymology

укр (ukr) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ наци (naci), contraction from украинец (a Ukrainian) and нацист (a Nazi).

Derived from accusations against the Ukrainian government of being a "Nazi government" due to the usage of the Azov Battalion into its armed forces, which used fascistic symbols; or the popularity of Stephan Bandera as a symbol used by some Ukrainian nationalist groups.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʊkrɐˈnat͡sɨ]

Noun

укрона́ци • (ukronáci) f inan pl (genitive укрона́ць, plural only)

1. (derogatory, offensive, politics) Ukronazi; any Ukrainian national who supports the Euromaidan movement and the subsequent Revolution of Dignity
2. (derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) any Ukrainian whatsoever

Usage notes

Mostly used by Russian nationalists and supporters of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Declension

Declension of укрона́ци (inan pl-only fem-form ц-stem accent-a) 

	plural
nominative	укрона́ци ukronáci
genitive	укрона́ць ukronácʹ
dative	укрона́цам ukronácam
accusative	укрона́ци ukronáci
instrumental	укрона́цами ukronácami
prepositional	укрона́цах ukronácax

Coordinate terms

• денацифици́ровать (denacificírovatʹ, “denazification”) (term used by the Russian government and supporters, attacking Ukrainian military units and bases)
• на́ция (nácija)
• нацизм (nacizm)

Related terms

• укрона́цист (ukronácist)

Descendants

• → German: Ukronazi
• → English: Ukronazi