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See also: ryssa and Ryssä

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish ryss (Russian). See also etymology section of Ruotsi (Sweden) and rusi (Rus). For sense two, compare Serbo-Croatian Турчин (Turk; Muslim).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrysːæ/, [ˈrys̠ːæ]
  • Rhymes: -ysːæ
  • Syllabification(key): rys‧sä
  • Hyphenation(key): rys‧sä

Noun

ryssä (derogatory)

  1. (ethnic slur) Russki, Russkie (Russian person)
    Synonyms: venäläinen, (derogatory) iivana, kaalineekeri, moskoviitti, slobo, vanja, (derogatory, rare) vinkkelitossu
    Hyponym: (female) venakko
    Coordinate term: neukku ("Soviet citizen", mildly derogatory)
    Ryssä on ryssä, vaikka voissa paistaisi. (saying)A Russki is a Russki even if you'd fry him in butter.
  2. (dated, ethnic slur) any Orthodox person (particularly Karelians)

Usage notes

In some very old texts the term may be used neutrally, but modern usage is decidedly derogatory.

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Russian: рюсся (rjussja)

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