Мордор

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Mordor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmordər]

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Proper noun

Мо́рдор • (Mórdor) m inan (genitive Мо́рдора)

1. Mordor.
2. (politics, derogatory, neologism) Russia.
   • 2019 February 18, ЙФЯУ9, “Re: Последнее предупреждение Костяnу и Чингачгуцкому.”, in lada.talk‎^[1] (Usenet):

     В таком случае Мордор прекратит своё существование.

     V takom slučaje Mordor prekratit svojó suščestvovanije.

     In that case, Russia will stop existing.

   • 2018 August 30, Dmitry Krivitsky, “Re: Бут”, in alt.russian.z1‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Ну так Мордор же.

     Nu tak Mordor že.

     Well, it's Russia.

   • 2017 June 9, Sergey Kusnetsov, “Re: Про тигров”, in fido7.su.general‎^[3] (Usenet):

     Не будет никакого воздействия, весь мир просто изолирует путинскую Россию и всё. Мордор он и есть Мордор, что с него взять.

     Ne budet nikakovo vozdejstvija, vesʹ mir prosto izolirujet putinskuju Rossiju i vsjo. Mordor on i jestʹ Mordor, što s nevo vzjatʹ.

     There won't be any meddling, the world will just isolate Putin's Russia, and that's it. Mordor is Mordor, nothing more.

Usage notes

In the 2010's, "Мордор" became a slang word used by opponents of Putin's administration and Ukrainians to refer to Russia. Later in 2022, Russian military personnel became known as орк (ork), comparing them to the monstrous soldiers of Mordor.

Declension

Declension of Мо́рдор (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	Мо́рдор Mórdor
genitive	Мо́рдора Mórdora
dative	Мо́рдору Mórdoru
accusative	Мо́рдор Mórdor
instrumental	Мо́рдором Mórdorom
prepositional	Мо́рдоре Mórdore

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Mordor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔrdɔr]

Proper noun

Мо́рдор • (Mórdor) m inan (genitive Мо́рдору, uncountable)

1. Mordor.
2. (politics, derogatory, neologism) Russia.

Usage notes

In the 2010's, "Мордор" became a slang word used by opponents of Putin's administration and Ukrainians to refer to Russia. Later in 2022, Russian military personnel became known as орк (ork).

Declension

Declension of Мо́рдор (inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	Мо́рдор Mórdor
genitive	Мо́рдору Mórdoru
dative	Мо́рдорові, Мо́рдору Mórdorovi, Mórdoru
accusative	Мо́рдор Mórdor
instrumental	Мо́рдором Mórdorom
locative	Мо́рдору, Мо́рдорі Mórdoru, Mórdori
vocative	Мо́рдоре Mórdore