gúlag

See also: gulag, gułag, Gulag, GULAG, and GUŁag

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ГУЛА́Г (GULÁG): Гла́вное управле́ние исправи́тельно-трудовы́х лагере́й (Glávnoje upravlénije ispravítelʹno-trudovýx lageréj, “Chief Administration of Corrective-Labor Camps, Main Directorate for Places of Detention, Main Administration of Corrective Labor Camps, etc.”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʏː.laːɣ/
• Rhymes: -aːɣ

Noun

gúlag n (genitive singular gúlags, nominative plural gúlög)

1. (historical) gulag (Soviet labour camp)
2. (historical) gulag (system of all Soviet prison and/or labor camps in use during the Stalinist period)

Further reading

• “gúlag” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)