орк
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from English orc.
The 2022 usage for "Russian soldiers" refers to the war crimes committed by the Russian military.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ork]
Noun
орк • (ork) m anim (genitive о́рка, nominative plural о́рки, genitive plural о́рков, related adjective о́ркский or о́рочий)
- (fantasy) orc (humanoid monster warrior)
- (derogatory, Internet slang) a Russian person with little to no desirable qualities (unattractive, low intelligence, uncultured, etc.)
- (politics, derogatory, neologism, Ukraine) Russian invader (a Russian, DPR, or LPR soldier participating in the 2022 invasion of Ukraine)
Declension
Declension of орк (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | о́рк órk | о́рки órki |
| genitive | о́рка órka | о́рков órkov |
| dative | о́рку órku | о́ркам órkam |
| accusative | о́рка órka | о́рков órkov |
| instrumental | о́рком órkom | о́рками órkami |
| prepositional | о́рке órke | о́рках órkax |
Antonyms
- эльф (elʹf, “elf”)
Coordinate terms
- ваха (vaxa, “Warhammer”) (online slang: orks are among the playable armies in that game)
- Мордор (Mordor, “Mordor, Russia”) (derogatory, slang)
- оккупа́нт (okkupánt, “occupant, a Russian soldier”)
Derived terms
- оркостан (orkostan, “land of orcs, Russia”) (derogatory, slang)
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from English orc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɔrk]
Noun
орк • (ork) m pers (genitive о́рка, nominative plural о́рки, genitive plural о́рків, related adjective о́рківський or о́ркський, diminutive орченя́)
- (fantasy) orc (humanoid monster)
- (politics, derogatory) Russian invader (a Russian, DPR, or LPR soldier participating in the 2022 invasion of Ukraine)
Declension
Declension of орк (pers velar masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | орк ork | о́рки órky |
| genitive | о́рка órka | о́рків órkiv |
| dative | о́ркові, о́рку órkovi, órku | о́ркам órkam |
| accusative | о́рка órka | о́рків órkiv |
| instrumental | о́рком órkom | о́рками órkamy |
| locative | о́ркові, о́рку órkovi, órku | о́рках órkax |
| vocative | о́рку órku | о́рки órky |
Derived terms
- оркоста́н (orkostán, “land of orcs, Russia”) (derogatory, slang)
- орчи́на (orčýna, “a big orc, a Russian soldier or man”) (derogatory, slang)
- орчи́ня (orčýnja, “a female orc, a Russian woman”) (derogatory, slang)
- орочня́ (oročnjá, “orcs, Russians”) (collective, derogatory, slang)