москаль
/[mɔˈskalʲ]/
Ukrainiannoun
Definitions
- 1.derogatorya Russian person, Russki
Чи ти ві́риш, що москалі́ з'ї́ли все на́ше са́ло?
Čy ty víryš, ščo moskalí zʺjíly vse náše sálo? — Do you (really) believe that Russkies have eaten all our salo (lard)?
- 2.archaica Russian person; an inhabitant of the Russian Empire; a Great Russian
- 3.archaicsoldier
- 4.derogatorya Muscovite
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- вари, срако, борщ, а я піду на москалів дивитися
- москаленя́
- москало́та
- москальня́
Synonyms
- каца́п
- москви́ч
Etymology
From contraction of Ottoman Turkish مسقولو (moskovlu, “Russian”, literally “Muscovite”). Its recent negative association originated from referring to soldiers from the Imperial Russian Army, and later applied to the Soviet Army and Russians in general. By surface analysis, Москва (Moskva) + -аль (-alʹ).
Forms
- моска́льcanonical • masculine • person
- moskálʹromanization
- москаля́genitive
- моска́лькаfeminine
- моска́льськийadjective • relational
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | моска́ль | москалі́ |
| Genitive | москаля́ | москалі́в |
| Dative | москале́ві, москалю́ | москаля́м |
| Accusative | москаля́ | москалі́в |
| Instrumental | москале́м | москаля́ми |
| Locative | москале́ві, москалю́, москалі́ | москаля́х |
| Vocative | моска́лю | москалі́ |
Nominative
Singular
моска́ль
Plural
москалі́
Genitive
Singular
москаля́
Plural
москалі́в
Dative
Singular
москале́ві, москалю́
Plural
москаля́м
Accusative
Singular
москаля́
Plural
москалі́в
Instrumental
Singular
москале́м
Plural
москаля́ми
Locative
Singular
москале́ві, москалю́, москалі́
Plural
москаля́х
Vocative
Singular
моска́лю
Plural
москалі́