самиздат

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Russian

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Etymology

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Abbreviation of самоизда́тельство (samoizdátelʹstvo), from само- (samo-, self-) +‎ изда́тельство (izdátelʹstvo, publishing).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [səmɨzˈdat] (phonetic respelling: самызда́т)
  • Rhymes: -at

Noun

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самизда́т (samizdátm inan (genitive самизда́та, nominative plural самизда́ты, genitive plural самизда́тов)

  1. (historical, Soviet Union) samizdat (underground publishing, a samizdat publication)

Declension

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