dedovshchina

dedovshchina

English

Etymology

From Russian дедовщи́на (dedovščína) - дед + -ов- + -щин- + ending - lit.: "grandfatherism".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʲɪdɐfˈɕːinə/

Noun

dedovshchina (uncountable)

1. hazing, the informal system of subjection and bullying of new junior conscripts, formerly in the Soviet Armed Forces and today in the Russian, Ukrainian, etc. armed forces.

Translations

bullying in the Soviet/Russian army

Belarusian: дзедаўшчына f (dzjedaŭščýna) Czech: dědovščina f Dutch: dedovsjtsjina f Finnish: simputus (fi) French: dedovchtchina f German: Dedowschtschina f

Kazakh: әлімжеттік (älimjettik) Korean: 데도브시나 (dedobeusina) Lithuanian: dedovščina f Polish: diedowszczyna f Russian: дедовщи́на (ru) f (dedovščína) Ukrainian: дідівщина f (didivščýna)