гопник
Russian
Etymology
го́пать (gópatʹ) + -ник (-nik) or гоп (gop) + -ник (-nik).
Folk etymology connects the term to the acronym for Городско́е о́бщество призо́ра (Gorodskóje óbščestvo prizóra), the name of a former Saint Petersburg orphanage and workhouse for street children.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡopnʲɪk]
Noun
го́пник • (gópnik) m anim (genitive го́пника, nominative plural го́пники, genitive plural го́пников, feminine го́пница, related adjective го́пнический)
- gopnik (a member of the Russian urban criminal subculture; a young hoodlum; a member of a street gang)
- a young bully; a rowdy youth; a young tough
- an aggressive, poorly educated and ill-mannered person, even if not so young; a redneck
Declension
Declension of го́пник (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | го́пник gópnik | го́пники gópniki |
| genitive | го́пника gópnika | го́пников gópnikov |
| dative | го́пнику gópniku | го́пникам gópnikam |
| accusative | го́пника gópnika | го́пников gópnikov |
| instrumental | го́пником gópnikom | го́пниками gópnikami |
| prepositional | го́пнике gópnike | го́пниках gópnikax |
Derived terms
- го́пничество (gópničestvo)
Related terms
- го́па (gópa)
- гопа́к (gopák)
- го́пница (gópnica)
- гопота́ (gopotá)
- го́п-сто́п (góp-stóp)