Рашка

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈraʂkə]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Рашка.

Proper noun

Ра́шка • (Ráška) f inan (genitive Ра́шки)

1. Raška, Rascia, a historical region located in modern Serbia
2. Raška (a city in Serbia)

Etymology 2

Ра́ша (Ráša) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Proper noun

Ра́шка • (Ráška) f inan (genitive Ра́шки)

1. (chiefly derogatory) Russia

   Ра́шка — кака́шка

   Ráška — kakáška

   "Russia is a shithole."

Usage notes

This term is used by some Russian Internet users to mock corruption, poverty, and social ills in their own country.

Declension

Declension of Ра́шка (inan sg-only fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	Ра́шка Ráška
genitive	Ра́шки Ráški
dative	Ра́шке Ráške
accusative	Ра́шку Rášku
instrumental	Ра́шкой, Ра́шкою Ráškoj, Ráškoju
prepositional	Ра́шке Ráške