Расея

See also: raseja

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [raˈsʲeja]

Proper noun

Расе́я • (Rasjéjaf inan (genitive Расе́і, uncountable, relational adjective расе́йскі)

  1. Taraškievica spelling of Расі́я (Rasíja): Russia (a country in Eastern Europe and Asia)

Declension

References

  • Расея” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Росси́я (Rossíja), Россѣ́я (Rossě́ja). The presence of «ѣ» instead of «и» is a consequence of rethinking under the influence of the word рассеять (rassejatʹ), Old East Slavic россѣяти (rossějati).[2][3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɐˈsʲejə]
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Proper noun

Расе́я • (Raséjaf inan (genitive Расе́и)

  1. (colloquial, often ironic or derogatory or poetic) Russia (country)
    • 1928 [1918], “Seeing off [Проводы]”, Demyan Bedny (lyrics), Dmitry Vasilyev-Buglay (music)‎[1]:
      Будь таки́е все как вы, ротозéи, что б оста́лось от Москвы́, oт Расéи?
      Budʹ takíje vse kak vy, rotozéi, što b ostálosʹ ot Moskvý, ot Raséi?
      If everyone were like you gapers, what would be left of Moscow, of Russia?

Declension

Descendants

  • Ukrainian: расєя (rasjeja)

See also

  • Росси́я (Rossíja)
  • рассеянен (rassejanen), расеянен (rasejanen) (derogatory, slang)
  • Роисся (Roissja)

References