вырусь

Russian

Etymology

Attested since 2004. From вы- (vy-, “out-”) +‎ русь (rusʹ, “Rus”); modeled on вы́крест (výkrest). Literally, “ex-Russian” or “no longer Russian”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɨrʊsʲ]

Noun

вы́русь • (výrusʹ) f inan (genitive вы́руси, nominative plural вы́руси, genitive plural вы́русей)

1. (neologism, derogatory, usually collective) Russians who have shed their Russian identity in favour of another; ex-Russians, turncoats, traitors

Usage notes

Used mainly in Russian nationalist discourse.

Declension

Declension of вы́русь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	вы́русь výrusʹ	вы́руси výrusi
genitive	вы́руси výrusi	вы́русей výrusej
dative	вы́руси výrusi	вы́русям výrusjam
accusative	вы́русь výrusʹ	вы́руси výrusi
instrumental	вы́русью výrusʹju	вы́русями výrusjami
prepositional	вы́руси výrusi	вы́русях výrusjax

Related terms

• не́русь (nérusʹ, “non-Russians, people who are not ethnic Russians”)
• о́трусь (ótrusʹ, “Russians who have lost their Russian identity but not joined another”)