Щеневмерла

Russian

Etymology

Derived from Ukrainian Ще не вмерла України (Šče ne vmerla Ukrajiny, “Ukraine has not yet died”), the first line in Ukraine's national anthem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕːɨnɨvˈmɛrɫə]
• IPA^(key): [ɕːɪnʲɪvˈmʲerɫə]

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Proper noun

Щеневме́рла • (Ščenevmérla) f inan (genitive Щеневме́рлы)

1. (derogatory, humorous) the national anthem of Ukraine.
2. (derogatory, humorous, Internet slang) Ukraine.

Usage notes

Used by Russian netizens to mock poorer conditions in Ukraine.

Declension

Declension of Щеневме́рла (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	Щеневме́рла Ščenevmérla
genitive	Щеневме́рлы Ščenevmérly
dative	Щеневме́рле Ščenevmérle
accusative	Щеневме́рлу Ščenevmérlu
instrumental	Щеневме́рлой, Щеневме́рлою Ščenevmérloj, Ščenevmérloju
prepositional	Щеневме́рле Ščenevmérle

Synonyms

• страна 404 (strana 404)

Antonyms

• Роисся, вперде (Roissja, vperde) (towards Russia)