фофудья

Russian

Etymology

Derived from Old East Slavic фофуди (fofudi), borrowed from Greek φουφουδότης (foufoudótis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɐˈfudʲjə]

Noun

фофу́дья • (fofúdʹja) f inan (genitive фофу́дьи, nominative plural фофу́дьи, genitive plural фофу́дий)

1. (historical) an oriental precious cloth worn by royalty in the Byzantine Empire and medieval East Slavs
2. (dated) a name for warm outerwear, later known as фуфайка (fufajka)
3. (derogatory, Internet slang, Ukraine) extreme Orthodox Christian views; especially supporting Russian ultranationalism

Declension

Declension of фофу́дья (inan fem-form vowel-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	фофу́дья fofúdʹja	фофу́дьи fofúdʹi
genitive	фофу́дьи fofúdʹi	фофу́дий fofúdij
dative	фофу́дье fofúdʹje	фофу́дьям fofúdʹjam
accusative	фофу́дью fofúdʹju	фофу́дьи fofúdʹi
instrumental	фофу́дьей, фофу́дьею fofúdʹjej, fofúdʹjeju	фофу́дьями fofúdʹjami
prepositional	фофу́дье fofúdʹje	фофу́дьях fofúdʹjax

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “фофудья”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress