Расея
See also: raseja
Belarusian
Alternative forms
- Расе́йшчына (Rasjéjščyna) — Taraškievica orthography, rare
- Rasieja — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [raˈsʲeja]
Proper noun
Расе́я • (Rasjéja) f inan (genitive Расе́і, uncountable, relational adjective расе́йскі)
- Taraškievica spelling of Расі́я (Rasíja): Russia (a country in Eastern Europe and Asia)
Declension
Declension of Расе́я (inan sg-only soft fem-form accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Расе́я Rasjéja |
| genitive | Расе́і Rasjéi |
| dative | Расе́і Rasjéi |
| accusative | Расе́ю Rasjéju |
| instrumental | Расе́яй, Расе́яю Rasjéjaj, Rasjéjaju |
| locative | Расе́і Rasjéi |
Related terms
- расе́йскі (rasjéjski)
References
- “Расея” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Russian
Alternative forms
- Россѣ́я (Rossě́ja) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)[1]
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 • (Raséja) f inan (genitive Расе́и)
- (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
Declension of Расе́я (inan sg-only fem-form vowel-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Расе́я Raséja |
| genitive | Расе́и Raséi |
| dative | Расе́е Raséje |
| accusative | Расе́ю Raséju |
| instrumental | Расе́ей, Расе́ею Raséjej, Raséjeju |
| prepositional | Расе́е Raséje |
Pre-reform declension of Расе́я (inan sg-only fem-form vowel-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Расе́я Raséja |
| genitive | Расе́и Raséi |
| dative | Расе́ѣ Raséjě |
| accusative | Расе́ю Raséju |
| instrumental | Расе́ей, Расе́ею Raséjej, Raséjeju |
| prepositional | Расе́ѣ Raséjě |
Descendants
- → Ukrainian: расєя (rasjeja)
See also
References
- ^ Nikolai Gogol 'Dead Souls', edition 1857, page 262
- ^ http://www.bibliotekar.ru/rus/26.htm
- ^ https://books.google.ru/books/content?id=h4YaAQAAMAAJ&hl=ru&pg=PA1161&img=1&zoom=3&sig=ACfU3U0NsdfcFitEMUVxwvplB8KMoYb3DQ&ci=7%2C283%2C915%2C750&edge=0