вырусь
Russian
Etymology
Attested since 2004. From вы- (vy-, “out-”) + русь (rusʹ, “Rus”); modeled on вы́крест (výkrest). Literally, “ex-Russian” or “no longer Russian”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɨrʊsʲ]
Noun
вы́русь • (výrusʹ) f inan (genitive вы́руси, nominative plural вы́руси, genitive plural вы́русей)
- (neologism, derogatory, usually collective) Russians who have shed their Russian identity in favour/favor of another; ex-Russians, turncoats, traitors
Usage notes
Used mainly in Russian nationalist discourse.
Declension
Declension of вы́русь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | вы́русь výrusʹ |
вы́руси výrusi |
| genitive | вы́руси výrusi |
вы́русей výrusej |
| dative | вы́руси výrusi |
вы́русям výrusjam |
| accusative | вы́русь výrusʹ |
вы́руси výrusi |
| instrumental | вы́русью výrusʹju |
вы́русями výrusjami |
| prepositional | вы́руси výrusi |
вы́русях výrusjax |
Related terms
- не́русь (nérusʹ, “non-Russians, people who are not ethnic Russians”)
- о́трусь (ótrusʹ, “Russians who have lost their Russian identity but not joined another”)