Щеневмерла

Russian

Etymology

Derived from Ukrainian Ще не вмерла України і слава, і воля (Šče ne vmerla Ukrajiny i slava, i volja, “Ukraine's glory and will 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)

Derived terms

• щеневме́рлик (ščenevmérlik) (a Ukrainian person, in the view of a Russian nationalist)