рагуль
/[rɐˈɡulʲ]/
Russiannoun
Definitions
- 1.colloquialderogatorya boor, a hillbilly.
- 2.colloquialoffensivea person from western Ukraine.
- 3.colloquialoffensivea supporter of the Euromaidan protests.
- 4.colloquialoffensivea Ukrainian nationalist, especially one seen as against Russian interests.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian рагу́ль (rahúlʹ), used since the 1960's among Russians in Lviv, and spread all over western Ukraine. Various etymologies suggest that this term was originally from рог (rog, “a horn”) or рога́тка (rogátka, “a slingshot, a turnpike”). The latter referred to barriers that kept outsiders from cities before they were annexed into the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Sense 3 was popularised by pro-Russian opponents of the Euromaidan protests, who perceive supporters to be mostly from western Ukraine.
Forms
- рагу́льanimate • canonical • masculine
- ragúlʹromanization
- рагу́ляgenitive
- рогу́льalternative
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | рагу́ль | рагу́ли |
| Genitive | рагу́ля | рагу́лей |
| Dative | рагу́лю | рагу́лям |
| Accusative | рагу́ля | рагу́лей |
| Instrumental | рагу́лем | рагу́лями |
| Prepositional | рагу́ле | рагу́лях |
Nominative
Singular
рагу́ль
Plural
рагу́ли
Genitive
Singular
рагу́ля
Plural
рагу́лей
Dative
Singular
рагу́лю
Plural
рагу́лям
Accusative
Singular
рагу́ля
Plural
рагу́лей
Instrumental
Singular
рагу́лем
Plural
рагу́лями
Prepositional
Singular
рагу́ле
Plural
рагу́лях