свидомый

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian свідомий (svidomyj, aware, conscious), from Polish świadomy. It may also be influenced by the word содо́мия (sodómija, sodomy, homosexuality, perversion). Compare the semantic development of English woke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [svʲɪˈdomɨj]

Adjective

свидо́мый • (svidómyj)

  1. (politics, humorous, derogatory) politically conscious (used in a satirical context in relation to Ukrainian nationalists)

Declension

Derived terms

  • Бе́рег Свидо́мой Ко́сти (Béreg Svidómoj Kósti, Coast of Conscientious Bones, a mocking term directed at post-Euromaidan Ukraine) (derogatory, slang)
  • свидоми́т (svidomít) (derogatory, slang)